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Surviving 1000 Centuries

Can We Do It?
BuchGebunden
422 Seiten
Englisch
Springererschienen am10.09.20082008
This full color book provides a quantitative view of our civilization over the next 100,000 years. The authors present the dangers and stress the importance of taking decisions in the 21st century to ensure the long-term survival of people on Earth.mehr
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Produkt

KlappentextThis full color book provides a quantitative view of our civilization over the next 100,000 years. The authors present the dangers and stress the importance of taking decisions in the 21st century to ensure the long-term survival of people on Earth.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-0-387-74633-3
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartGebunden
Verlag
Erscheinungsjahr2008
Erscheinungsdatum10.09.2008
Auflage2008
ReihePopular Science
Seiten422 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Gewicht892 g
IllustrationenXXVI, 422 p.
Artikel-Nr.10902817

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
A Brief History of the Earth.- Cosmic Menaces.- Terrestrial Hazards.- The Changing Climate.- Climate Futures.- The Future of Survivability: Energy and Inorganic Resources.- The Future of Survivability: Water and Organic Resources.- Leaving Earth: From Dreams to Reality?.- Managing the Planet´s Future: The Crucial Role of Space.- Managing the Planet´s Future: Setting-Up the Structures.- Conclusion.mehr
Kritik
From the reviews:



"A good initial feeling for the thesis of the book can be obtained simply by reading the ... chapters. ... the authors turn to threats to survival from outside (from nearby supernovae to asteroid impact) and from inside (disease, seismic events, and climatic hazards), before turning to the current burning issue of climate change, both past and future. ... This is a fascinating and challenging book which is published at just the right moment. It should be required reading for all politicians ... ." (Robert Connon Smith, The Observatory, Vol. 129 (1210), June, 2009)mehr

Autor

Dr R M Bonnet and Dr L Woltjer are outstanding, internationally renowned scientists. During his long tenure at the European Space Agency, Dr Bonnet has directed the launch of 17 artificial scientific satellites, initiating the development of the Huygens probe placed on the NASA Cassini Saturn Orbiter which landed on Titan on 14 January 2005, developing the successful Mars Express mission and directing the SMART-1 European lunar mission. He is President of COSPAR and Executive Director of ISSI and has acquired a world reputation in the field of space politics. After 11 years at Columbia University, NY, Dr Woltjer returned to Europe as Director General of ESO for 13 years. Since then he has worked closely with the Observatories de Haute Provence in France and the University of Florence in Italy, was President of the International Astronomical Union and Chairman of the Space Science Advisory Committee of ESA for 4 years.
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