The Great Acceleration
An Environmental History of the Anthropocene since 1945
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Public Policy, Science & Nature, Nature, Environment, Environmental Conservation & Protection, History, World History
| Author: | J. R. McNeill | ISBN: | 9780674970748 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | April 4, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | J. R. McNeill |
| ISBN: | 9780674970748 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | April 4, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
