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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Lovelock, James, 1919- Revenge of Gaia. New York : Basic Books, ©2006 (OCoLC)1085908242 |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
James Lovelock |
ISBN: | 046504168X 9780465041688 0713999144 9780713999143 9780465041695 0465041698 |
OCLC Number: | 70247131 |
Notes: | Originally published as The revenge of Gaia : why the earth is fighting back - and how we can still save humanity: London : A. Lane, 2006. With new pref. |
Description: | xvii, 176 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 22 cm |
Contents: | The state of the Earth -- What is Gaia? -- The life history of Gaia -- Forecasts for the twenty-first century -- Sources of energy -- Chemicals, food and raw materials -- Technology for a sustainable retreat -- A personal view of environmentalism -- Beyond the terminus. |
Responsibility: | James Lovelock ; foreword by Sir Crispin Tickell. |
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Abstract:
Illustrated with examples drawn from his experiences around the world, the author draws conclusions, an advocacy of nuclear energy. He argues that a way for humankind to come to terms with Gaia, and have a chance of surviving, is to embrace science and technology, not reject them.
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