Earth System Analysis for Sustainability

Name: Earth System Analysis for Sustainability
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ISBN: 9780262195133

ISBN-10: 0262195135

ISBN-13: 9780262195133

Edition: 2004

Authors: Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Paul J. Crutzen, William C. Clark, Martin Claussen, Hermann Held

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Using an integrated approach, this title provides a panoramic view of planetary dynamics since the inception of life some four billion years ago. Analysing the driving forces behind global change, it also suggests principles for responsible stewardship of the planet.

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List price: $8.75
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 10/22/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 6.18" wide x 9.21" long x 1.14" tall
Weight: 1.672
Language: English

Hans Joachim Schellnhuber is Professor of Theoretical Physics at Potsdam University and Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). He is also Chair of the German Advisory Council on Global Change and was appointed Chief Government Advisor on Climate and Related Issues during Germany's G8 and EU presidencies in 2007. From 2001-5 he was Research Director of the British Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. He is an elected member of, inter alia, the German National Academy (Leopoldina) and the US National Academy of Sciences. In 2004 he was awarded a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II, and in 2007 received the German Environment Prize.

William C. Clark is Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy, and Human Development at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.



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Science for Global Sustainability: Toward a New Paradigm




What Does History Teach Us about the Major Transitions and Role of Disturbances in the Evolution of Life and of the Earth System?




Is Life an Unavoidable Planetary Phenomenon Given the Right Conditions?




What Are the Necessary Conditions for Origin of Life and Subsequent Planetary Life-support Systems?




Destiny of Humankind from an Astrobiology Point of View: Does Astrobiology Provide an Exit Option for Terrestrial Mismanagement?




Group Report: Long-term Geosphere-Biosphere Coevolution and Astrobiology




What Do We Know about Potential Modes of Operation of the Quaternary Earth System?




Modes of Oceanic and Atmospheric Circulation during the Quaternary




What Is the Quaternary Phase-space Topology According to Cryosphere Dynamics?




Group Report: Possible States and Modes of Operation of the Quaternary Earth System




Human Footprints in the Ecological Landscape




How Humankind Came to Rival Nature: A Brief History of the Human-Environment Condition and the Lessons Learned




Anthropogenic Modification of Land, Coastal, and Atmospheric Systems as Threats to the Functioning of the Earth System




Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate in the Anthropocene: Where Are We Heading?




Assessing and Simulating the Altered Functioning of the Earth System in the Anthropocene




Group Report: Earth System Dynamics in the Anthropocene




The Mental Component of the Earth System




What Kind of System of Science (and Technology) Is Needed to Support the Quest for Sustainable Development?




Institutions, Science, and Technology in the Transition to Sustainability




Group Report: Sustainability



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