Darwin's Walk and The Last Wave (eBook)

Disappearing Landscapes, Declining Species

Richard Krooth (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
392 Seiten
Hamilton Books (Verlag)
978-0-7618-6923-8 (ISBN)

Infos

This book describes the reasons humankind may be facing its last moments on Planet Earth. The author follows the trajectory of the evolution of humans and how it has had a widespread effect on Earth’s environment. The book concludes with a look into what the future may hold for humans.

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This book describes the reasons humankind may be facing its last moments on Planet Earth. Darwin marked the path of species evolution, modification, and extinction. Following Darwin's trajectory of evolution, the author reveals how human-made technologies have had a devastating impact on Earth's biosphere, signaling the continuing disappearance of landscapes and the decline of species life.

Autor

Richard Krooth, PhD, University of California, Santa Cruz, has much practical experience in issues invoked in this book, having worked for environmental preservation his entire adult life. Author of over a dozen books on history and nature, a rare scholar with a Ph.D. and J.D., he writes about his life travels and library discoveries. This volume illustrates his concerns for humanity and all living things, as well as his wide-ranging research and use of first-hand reports and observations, attempting to put the current planetary crisis into the context of its historical setting.

Inhalt

List of Figures and PhotographsList of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionPART I: HOUSE of CARDSChapter 1: Advancing Technosphere; Endangered BiosphereChapter 2: Fallout—Bringing Down the House of CardsChapter 3: Technology and the Cascade of Species PART II: THERMAL POWER & ENTROPYChapter 4: Entropy, Machines and Inanimate PowerPART III: ISOLINES AND ISOTHERMSChapter 5: Cosmos: A Holistic Concept of EarthChapter 6: Loss of Control Over Global HeatPART IV: NATURAL SELECTIONChapter 7: Battle for Reproductive SuccessPART V: DESTRUCTIONS PAST; DESTRUCTIONS FUTUREChapter 8: Atmospheres & Deserts; Deluge & ExtinctionsChapter 9: Dance of Pelagic Death – Part 1Chapter 10: Dance of Pelagic Death – Part 2PART VI: FORCES DRIVING GLOBAL WARMINGChapter 11: Thermal MaximumsChapter 12: Gaia’s Cycles; Anthropocentric HeatChapter 13: Remains of the Natural World: Vanishing Landscapes, Disappearing SpeciesPART VII: END OF AN EPOCHChapter 14: Darwin’s Walk and the Last WaveBibliographyIndex

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.8.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: biospheric collapse • conditions essential for survival • design of species • Evolutionary paradigms • rising ocean levels • species entropy and disclimax • species reproduction
• ISBN-10: 0-7618-6923-9 / 0761869239
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7618-6923-8 / 9780761869238