Davies, Jeremy, 1983-
The birth of the Anthropocene / Jeremy Davies. - ix, 234 pages : map ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Living in deep time -- Versions of the Anthropocene -- Geology of the future -- The rungs on the ladder -- An obituary for the Holocene -- Conclusion : not even past.
"The world is facing an environmental crisis unprecedented in human history. Carbon dioxide levels have reached heights not seen for three million years, and the greatest mass extinction since the time of the dinosaurs appears to be underway. Such far-reaching changes suggest something remarkable: the beginning of a new geological epoch. It has been called the Anthropocene. The Birth of the Anthropocene shows how this epochal transformation puts the deep history of the planet at the heart of contemporary environmental politics. By opening a window onto geological time, the idea of the Anthropocene changes our understanding of present-day environmental despoliation and injustice. Jeremy Davies argues incisively that unequal relations between human societies must now be understood as ecological and geophysical forces that leave profound traces in the makeup of the planet. Linking new developments in earth science to the insights of world historians, Davies shows that as the Anthropocene epoch begins, politics and geology have become inextricably entwined"--Provided by publisher.
9780520289970 0520289978 9780520289987 0520289986 0520964330 9780520964334
40026271009
Univ of California Pr, C/O Perseus Distribution 210 American Dr, Jackson, TN, USA, 38301 SAN 631-760X
2015043076
From 10 thousand years ago
Global environmental change.
Nature--Effect of human beings on.
Environmental geology.
Paleoecology--Holocene.
Environmental geology.
Global environmental change.
Holocene Geologic Period.
Nature--Effect of human beings on.
Paleoecology.
Anthropogener Einfluss
Anthropozän
Humanökologie
Umweltveränderung
Holozän
Umweltgeologie
Global uppvärmning.
Miljögeologi.
Paleoekologi.
Människan och naturen.
Environmental geology Global environmental change Nature Effect of human beings on Paleoecology Holocene
GE149 / .D38 2016
304.2
The birth of the Anthropocene / Jeremy Davies. - ix, 234 pages : map ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Living in deep time -- Versions of the Anthropocene -- Geology of the future -- The rungs on the ladder -- An obituary for the Holocene -- Conclusion : not even past.
"The world is facing an environmental crisis unprecedented in human history. Carbon dioxide levels have reached heights not seen for three million years, and the greatest mass extinction since the time of the dinosaurs appears to be underway. Such far-reaching changes suggest something remarkable: the beginning of a new geological epoch. It has been called the Anthropocene. The Birth of the Anthropocene shows how this epochal transformation puts the deep history of the planet at the heart of contemporary environmental politics. By opening a window onto geological time, the idea of the Anthropocene changes our understanding of present-day environmental despoliation and injustice. Jeremy Davies argues incisively that unequal relations between human societies must now be understood as ecological and geophysical forces that leave profound traces in the makeup of the planet. Linking new developments in earth science to the insights of world historians, Davies shows that as the Anthropocene epoch begins, politics and geology have become inextricably entwined"--Provided by publisher.
9780520289970 0520289978 9780520289987 0520289986 0520964330 9780520964334
40026271009
Univ of California Pr, C/O Perseus Distribution 210 American Dr, Jackson, TN, USA, 38301 SAN 631-760X
2015043076
From 10 thousand years ago
Global environmental change.
Nature--Effect of human beings on.
Environmental geology.
Paleoecology--Holocene.
Environmental geology.
Global environmental change.
Holocene Geologic Period.
Nature--Effect of human beings on.
Paleoecology.
Anthropogener Einfluss
Anthropozän
Humanökologie
Umweltveränderung
Holozän
Umweltgeologie
Global uppvärmning.
Miljögeologi.
Paleoekologi.
Människan och naturen.
Environmental geology Global environmental change Nature Effect of human beings on Paleoecology Holocene
GE149 / .D38 2016
304.2