The Great Acceleration : : An Environmental History of the Anthropocene since 1945 / / J. R. McNeill.
The pace of energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and population growth has thrust the planet into a new age-the Anthropocene. Humans have altered the planet's biogeochemical systems without consciously managing them. The Great Acceleration explains the causes, consequences, and uncertainties o...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2016 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2016] ©2014 |
Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (288 p.) :; 12 halftones, 2 maps, 1 graph, 6 tables |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Energy and Population -- 2. Climate and Biological Diversity -- 3. Cities and the Economy -- 4. Cold War and Environmental Culture -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Summary: | The pace of energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and population growth has thrust the planet into a new age-the Anthropocene. Humans have altered the planet's biogeochemical systems without consciously managing them. The Great Acceleration explains the causes, consequences, and uncertainties of this massive uncontrolled experiment. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674970731 9783110485103 9783110485189 9783110665901 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674970731 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | J. R. McNeill. |