The Earth Around Us: Maintaining A Livable PlanetHenry Holt and Company, 2000 M03 27 - 250 pages Soil contamination...public lands...surface and groundwater pollution...coastal erosion...global warming. Have we reached the limits of this planet's ability to provide for us? If so, what can we do about it? |
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... Natural Science, Natural Resources, and the Nature of Nature —Marcicz G. Bjernerud 58 Why Believe a Computer? Models, Measures, and Meaning in the Natural World—Naorni Oreskes 70 Down to Earth: A Historical Look at Government-Sponsored ...
... natural system, the planet responds. We must learn to anticipate the effects of our actions. I hope this book will help anyone concerned about our planet's ability to support us to understand Earth's history and processes that ground ...
... natural world and moved me toward a passion for the Earth. They have given me unconditional support and unlimited babysitting, without which I would have been unable to complete this work. Finally, I thank Meg Stewart, muse and ...
... natural history program. With degrees in geology from Union College, Syracuse University, and the University of Kansas, Ed has concentrated on surface water studies, assessments of human impacts on the environment, and science education ...
... natural landscapes and environments in western North America. More specifically, she pursues two major directions in environmental history-—geological analysis of ancient environmental change and interdisciplinary study of human ...
Contents
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Part II SCIENTIFIC JUDGMENTS AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS | 57 |
Part III RESOURCES RECONFIGURED | 121 |
Part IV LOCAL MANIPULATIONS | 197 |
Part V INVENTIVE SOLUTIONS | 255 |
Part VI WHOLE EARTH PERTURBATIONS | 307 |
Part VII GLOBAL PERSPECTlVES | 357 |
Source Notes | 410 |
Index | 443 |