Dodging extinction : power, food, money and the future of life on Earth / / Anthony D. Barnosky

• Autore: Barnosky Anthony D.
• Pubblicazione: Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (255 p.)
• Disciplina: 576.8/4
• Soggetto topico: Mass extinctions; Extinction (Biology); Conservation of natural resources
• Soggetto non controllato: avoiding extinction; biology; climate change; earth; evolutionary history; food production; future of the planet; geologic history; global catastrophe; global economy; global ecosystem; global warming; human caused; humanity; mass extinction; natural resources; paleobiologist; paleobiology; paleontologist; political commentary; saving the planet; science; sixth mass extinction; sustainable agriculture; sustainable living; technology; theoretical
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Last Ones Standing -- 2. It's Not Too Late (Yet) -- 3. A Perfect Storm -- 4. Power -- 5. Food -- 6. Money -- 7. Resuscitation -- 8. Back from the Brink -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Paleobiologist Anthony D. Barnosky weaves together evidence from the deep past and the present to alert us to the looming Sixth Mass Extinction and to offer a practical, hopeful plan for avoiding it. Writing from the front lines of extinction research, Barnosky tells the overarching story of geologic and evolutionary history and how it informs the way humans inhabit, exploit, and impact Earth today. He presents compelling evidence that unless we rethink how we generate the power we use to run our global ecosystem, where we get our food, and how we make our money, we will trigger what would be the sixth great extinction on Earth, with dire consequences. Optimistic that we can change this ominous forecast if we act now, Barnosky provides clear-cut strategies to guide the planet away from global catastrophe. In many instances the necessary technology and know-how already exist and are being applied to crucial issues around human-caused climate change, feeding the world's growing population, and exploiting natural resources. Deeply informed yet accessibly written, Dodging Extinction is nothing short of a guidebook for saving the planet.
• Titolo autorizzato: Dodging extinction
• ISBN: 0-520-95909-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818248503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II