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



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Autore: Barnosky Anthony D. Visualizza persona
Titolo: Dodging extinction : power, food, money and the future of life on Earth / / Anthony D. Barnosky Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-520-95909-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910818248503321
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