Richard Krooth

Darwin's Walk and The Last Wave

Disappearing Landscapes, Declining Species

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Produktbeschreibung

This book describes the reasons humankind may be facing its last moments on Planet Earth. The author follows the trajectory of the evolution of humans and how it has had a widespread effect on Earth's environment. The book concludes with a look into what the future may hold for humans.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hamilton Books
• Seitenzahl: 394
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 720g
• ISBN-13: 9780761869221
• ISBN-10: 0761869220
• Artikelnr.: 48209209

Autorenporträt

By Richard Krooth

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures and Photographs List of Tables Preface Acknowledgements
Introduction PART I: HOUSE of CARDS Chapter 1: Advancing Technosphere;
Endangered Biosphere Chapter 2: Fallout-Bringing Down the House of
CardsChapter 3: Technology and the Cascade of Species PART II: THERMAL
POWER & ENTROPY Chapter 4: Entropy, Machines and Inanimate Power PART III:
ISOLINES AND ISOTHERMS Chapter 5: Cosmos: A Holistic Concept of Earth
Chapter 6: Loss of Control Over Global Heat PART IV: NATURAL SELECTION
Chapter 7: Battle for Reproductive Success PART V: DESTRUCTIONS PAST;
DESTRUCTIONS FUTURE Chapter 8: Atmospheres & Deserts; Deluge & Extinctions
Chapter 9: Dance of Pelagic Death - Part 1 Chapter 10: Dance of Pelagic
Death - Part 2 PART VI: FORCES DRIVING GLOBAL WARMING Chapter 11: Thermal
Maximums Chapter 12: Gaia's Cycles; Anthropocentric Heat Chapter 13:
Remains of the Natural World: Vanishing Landscapes, Disappearing Species
PART VII: END OF AN EPOCH Chapter 14: Darwin's Walk and the Last Wave
Bibliography Index