Dodging extinction : power, food, money and the future of life on Earth / / Anthony D. Barnosky |
Autore | Barnosky Anthony D. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 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 |
ISBN | 0-520-95909-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786532603321 |
Barnosky Anthony D. | ||
Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dodging extinction : power, food, money and the future of life on Earth / / Anthony D. Barnosky |
Autore | Barnosky Anthony D. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 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 |
ISBN | 0-520-95909-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818248503321 |
Barnosky Anthony D. | ||
Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Natural security [[electronic resource] ] : a Darwinian approach to a dangerous world / / edited by Raphael D. Sagarin, Terence Taylor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (300 p.) |
Disciplina | 576.8/2 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
SagarinRaphael D
TaylorTerence |
Soggetto topico |
Adaptation (Biology)
Natural selection |
Soggetto non controllato |
anthropology
darwinian ecology evolution and adaptation evolutionary adaptation evolutionary biology global terrorism immune system infectious disease invertebrate multidisciplinary group national security natural disaster paleobiologist psychologist risk assessment security analysis theory of evolution |
ISBN |
1-282-35936-3
9786612359361 0-520-93431-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ; The origins of natural security / Raphael D. Sagarin -- Living with risk / Terence Taylor -- Security, unpredictability, and evolution: policy and the history of life / Geerat J. Vermeij -- From bacteria to belief: immunity and security / Luis P. Villarreal -- Corporations and bureaucracies under a biological lens / Elizabeth M. Prescott -- Selection, security, and evolutionary international relations / Gregory P. Dietl -- Militants and martyrs: evolutionary perspectives on religion and terrorism / Richard Sosis, Candace S. Alcorta -- Causes of and solutions of Islamic fundamentalist terrorism / Bradley A. Thayer -- ; The power of moral belief / Scott Atran -- Fourteen security lessons from antipredator behavior / Daniel T. Blumstein -- Population models and counterinsurgency strategies / Dominic D. P. Johnson, Joshua S. Madin -- ; The infectiousness of terrorist ideology: insights from ecology and epidemiology / Kevin D. Lafferty, Katherine F. Smith, Elizabeth M. P. Madin -- Paradigm shifts in security strategy: why does it take disasters to trigger change? / Dominic D. P. Johnson, Elizabeth M. P. Madin -- Network analysis links parts to the whole / Ferenc Jordán -- ; A holistic view of natural security / Raphael D. Sagarin. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777955703321 |
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Natural security : a Darwinian approach to a dangerous world / / edited by Raphael D. Sagarin, Terence Taylor |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (300 p.) |
Disciplina | 576.8/2 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
SagarinRaphael D
TaylorTerence |
Soggetto topico |
Adaptation (Biology)
Natural selection |
Soggetto non controllato |
anthropology
darwinian ecology evolution and adaptation evolutionary adaptation evolutionary biology global terrorism immune system infectious disease invertebrate multidisciplinary group national security natural disaster paleobiologist psychologist risk assessment security analysis theory of evolution |
ISBN |
1-282-35936-3
9786612359361 0-520-93431-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ; The origins of natural security / Raphael D. Sagarin -- Living with risk / Terence Taylor -- Security, unpredictability, and evolution: policy and the history of life / Geerat J. Vermeij -- From bacteria to belief: immunity and security / Luis P. Villarreal -- Corporations and bureaucracies under a biological lens / Elizabeth M. Prescott -- Selection, security, and evolutionary international relations / Gregory P. Dietl -- Militants and martyrs: evolutionary perspectives on religion and terrorism / Richard Sosis, Candace S. Alcorta -- Causes of and solutions of Islamic fundamentalist terrorism / Bradley A. Thayer -- ; The power of moral belief / Scott Atran -- Fourteen security lessons from antipredator behavior / Daniel T. Blumstein -- Population models and counterinsurgency strategies / Dominic D. P. Johnson, Joshua S. Madin -- ; The infectiousness of terrorist ideology: insights from ecology and epidemiology / Kevin D. Lafferty, Katherine F. Smith, Elizabeth M. P. Madin -- Paradigm shifts in security strategy: why does it take disasters to trigger change? / Dominic D. P. Johnson, Elizabeth M. P. Madin -- Network analysis links parts to the whole / Ferenc Jordán -- ; A holistic view of natural security / Raphael D. Sagarin. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819735803321 |
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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