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Lovelock's unique authority and original perspective sets this book apart from other books on environmental change. He speaks as a "planetary physician" with more than forty years' experience of thinking about how to respond to the Earth's needs as a living organism. Illustrated with examples drawn from his experiences around the world, Lovelock draws many radical conclusions, most controversially a passionate advocacy of nuclear energy. This, he argues, is not only a secure, safe and reliable source of energy but also the only way to counter the lethal heat waves and rising sea levels which will increasingly threaten civilisations. Lovelock argues that the only way for humankind to come to terms with Gaia now, and have a chance of surviving, is to embrace science and technology, not reject them. This is his passionate manifesto of how to do that and so lessen our impact on the Earth before it is too late.
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James Lovelock is the author of more than 200 scientific papers and the originator of the Gaia Hypothesis (now Gaia Theory). He has written three books on the subject: Gaia: a new look at life on Earth; The Ages of Gaia; Gaia: the practical science of planetary medicine; and an autobiography, Homage to Gaia. He has received many honorary degrees as well as being made Companion of Honour by the Queen in 2003. He has held posts at numerous universities both in the UK and the US and since 1994 has been an Honorary Visiting Fellow of Green College, University of Oxford.
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- EditoreAllen Lane
- Data di pubblicazione2006
- ISBN 10 0713999268
- ISBN 13 9780713999266
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero edizione1
- Numero di pagine192
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The Revenge of Gaia: Why the Earth Is Fighting Back - and How We Can Still Save Humanity
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The Revenge Of Gaia
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Allen Lane for Penguin Books, London 2006, 2006
ISBN 10: 0713999268
ISBN 13: 9780713999266
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21.0 x 14.0cms, 178pp, very good paperback with French flaps. Written when Lovelock was 86, this short book is his testament that it is/was not too late to save at least part of civilisation. Codice articolo 131863
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The Revenge of Gaia - Why the Earth Is Fighting Back - And How We Can Still Save Mankind
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Paperback. Lovelock's unique authority and original perspective sets this book apart from other books on environmental change. He speaks as a planetary physician with more than forty years experience of thinking about how to respond to the earth s needs as a living organism. Illustrated with examples drawn from his experiences around the world, Lovelock draws many radical conclusions, most controversially a passionate advocacy of nuclear energy. This, he argues, is not only a secure, safe and reliable source of energy, but also the only way to counter the lethal heat waves and rising sea levels that will increasingly threaten civilizations. Lovelock argues that the only way for humankind to come to terms with Gaia now, and have a chance of surviving, is to embrace science and technology, not reject them. This is his passionate manifesto of how to do that and so lessen our impact on the Earth before it is too late. First published 2006. 2006. A trade paperback copy in fine, unread condition. Codice articolo 16638522
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The Revenge of Gaia: Why the Earth is Fighting Back - And How We Can Still Save Humanity.
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Allen Lane / Penguin Books, Melbourne, 2006
ISBN 10: 0713999268
ISBN 13: 9780713999266
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Da: BOOKHOME SYDNEY, Annandale Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Australian ed. Paperback trade (with flaps), very good condition, colour photos centre spread, few figures, pages toned as usual, minor edgewear. 177 pp. The key insight of Lovelock's Gaia Theory is that the entire Earth functions as a single living super-organism. That organism is now sick. It is running a fever because of increased atmospheric greenhouse gases. Earth will adjust to these stresses, but the human race faces a severe test. It is already too late to prevent the global climate from flipping into a new equilibrium that will threaten civilization. But we can do much to save humanity. In the tradition of "Silent Spring," this is a call to address a major threat to our collective future. Codice articolo 17771
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