The Resource The unnatural world : the race to remake civilization in Earth's newest age, David Biello
The unnatural world : the race to remake civilization in Earth's newest age, David Biello
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- Summary
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- An environmental journalist examines the world humanity has created through climate change and chronicles the scientists, billionaires, and ordinary people who are working toward saving the planet
- "Civilization is in crisis, facing disasters of our own making on the only planet known to bear life in the vast void of the universe. All of our impacts on the planet have ushered in what qualifies as a new geologic epoch, the Anthropocene, thanks to global warming, mass extinction, and such technologies as nuclear weapons and plastics. We have become unwitting gardeners of the Earth, not in control but setting the conditions under which all of life flourishes-or not. The Unnatural World examines the biosphere we have cultivated and uncovers the glimmers of hope emerging from the efforts of incredible individuals seeking to change our future. Truly, it's survival of the innovators, and the band of unlikely heroes introduced here includes a scientist experimenting with ocean fertilization to fight global warming, a pigeon obsessive bent on resurrecting the extinct passenger pigeon, and a low-level government functionary in China cleaning up his industrial city, along with many others. These scientists, billionaires, and ordinary people are all working toward saving the best home humanity is ever likely to have. The Unnatural World is a guidebook to a future in which we become better stewards of the planet, capable of thriving alongside a profusion of plants, animals, and other living things. As Biello shows, if we remake our civilization on a global scale to create a better environment for all, the current era of human influence need not lead to the end of the world--just the end of the world as we know it."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 294 pages
- Contents
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- Part I: Alter Earth. Iron rules ; Written in stone
- Part II: Terra incognita. Ground work ; Big death ; The people's epoch
- Part III: A better Anthropocene. City folks ; The long thaw ; The final frontier
- Isbn
- 9781476743929
- Label
- The unnatural world : the race to remake civilization in Earth's newest age
- Title
- The unnatural world
- Title remainder
- the race to remake civilization in Earth's newest age
- Statement of responsibility
- David Biello
- Subject
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- Civilization, Modern -- 21st century
- Global environmental change
- Global environmental change
- Human ecology
- Human ecology
- Human influence on nature
- Modern civilization -- 1950-
- 2000-2099
- Nature -- Effect of human beings on
- Nature -- Effect of human beings on
- Nature and civilization
- Nature and civilization
- SCIENCE -- Global Warming & Climate Change
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental | General
- NATURE -- Environmental Conservation & Protection
- Civilization, Modern
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- An environmental journalist examines the world humanity has created through climate change and chronicles the scientists, billionaires, and ordinary people who are working toward saving the planet
- "Civilization is in crisis, facing disasters of our own making on the only planet known to bear life in the vast void of the universe. All of our impacts on the planet have ushered in what qualifies as a new geologic epoch, the Anthropocene, thanks to global warming, mass extinction, and such technologies as nuclear weapons and plastics. We have become unwitting gardeners of the Earth, not in control but setting the conditions under which all of life flourishes-or not. The Unnatural World examines the biosphere we have cultivated and uncovers the glimmers of hope emerging from the efforts of incredible individuals seeking to change our future. Truly, it's survival of the innovators, and the band of unlikely heroes introduced here includes a scientist experimenting with ocean fertilization to fight global warming, a pigeon obsessive bent on resurrecting the extinct passenger pigeon, and a low-level government functionary in China cleaning up his industrial city, along with many others. These scientists, billionaires, and ordinary people are all working toward saving the best home humanity is ever likely to have. The Unnatural World is a guidebook to a future in which we become better stewards of the planet, capable of thriving alongside a profusion of plants, animals, and other living things. As Biello shows, if we remake our civilization on a global scale to create a better environment for all, the current era of human influence need not lead to the end of the world--just the end of the world as we know it."--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Biello, David
- Dewey number
- 304.2
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- GF75
- LC item number
- .B54 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Human ecology
- Nature and civilization
- Global environmental change
- Nature
- Civilization, Modern
- SCIENCE
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
- NATURE
- Modern civilization
- Human ecology
- Human influence on nature
- Civilization, Modern
- Global environmental change
- Human ecology
- Nature and civilization
- Nature
- Nature
- Label
- The unnatural world : the race to remake civilization in Earth's newest age, David Biello
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-275) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
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- nc
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- Contents
- Part I: Alter Earth. Iron rules ; Written in stone -- Part II: Terra incognita. Ground work ; Big death ; The people's epoch -- Part III: A better Anthropocene. City folks ; The long thaw ; The final frontier
- Control code
- ocn953258110
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 294 pages
- Isbn
- 9781476743929
- Isbn Type
- (ebook)
- Lccn
- 2016018491
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781476743905
- (OCoLC)953258110
- Label
- The unnatural world : the race to remake civilization in Earth's newest age, David Biello
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-275) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I: Alter Earth. Iron rules ; Written in stone -- Part II: Terra incognita. Ground work ; Big death ; The people's epoch -- Part III: A better Anthropocene. City folks ; The long thaw ; The final frontier
- Control code
- ocn953258110
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 294 pages
- Isbn
- 9781476743929
- Isbn Type
- (ebook)
- Lccn
- 2016018491
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781476743905
- (OCoLC)953258110
Subject
- Civilization, Modern -- 21st century
- Global environmental change
- Global environmental change
- Human ecology
- Human ecology
- Human influence on nature
- Modern civilization -- 1950-
- 2000-2099
- Nature -- Effect of human beings on
- Nature -- Effect of human beings on
- Nature and civilization
- Nature and civilization
- SCIENCE -- Global Warming & Climate Change
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental | General
- NATURE -- Environmental Conservation & Protection
- Civilization, Modern
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