Global Change and the Earth System: A Planet Under Pressure

by Berrien Moore III, Regina Angelina Sanderson, Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, et al.

Book Overview

The interactions between environmental change and human societies have a long, complex history spanning many millennia, but these have changed fundamentally in the last century. Human activities are now so pervasive and profound that they are altering the Earth in ways which threaten the very life support system upon which humans depend. This book describes what is known about the Earth System and the impact of changes caused by humans. It considers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3662308134
• ISBN13: 9783662308134
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 11.3"