About the bookForewordAcknowledgementsIntroductionPart I The First Five Energy Revolutions - A Time Journey through the History of Life - Chapter 1 The Photo-Energy Revolution The Origin of Life Photosynthesis and Free Oxygen And the Face of the Earth Changed Chapter 2 The Oxo-Energy Revolution The Origin of Aerobic Respiration Microbial Symbiosis And the Face of the Earth Changed Chapter 3 The Pyro-Energy Revolution The Origin of Hominids Man the Fire Master And the Face of the Earth Changed Chapter 4 The Agro-Energy Revolution Man the Solar Farmer A New Reality Emerges And the Face of the Earth Changed Chapter 5 The Carbo-Energy Revolution Hydrocarbon Man The Carbian Explosion And the Face of the Earth ChangedPart II The Next Energy Revolution - Evolutionary Energetics, Models and Scenarios - Chapter 6 The Staircase of Energy Regimes Energy Regimes The Evolution of Information Socio-Technological Development The Evolution of System Earth Chapter 7 The Emerging Helio-Energy Revolution Signs of a Coming Energy Revolution The Next Energy Revolution And the Face of the Earth will ChangeAppendix Energy, Complexity and Evolution The Nature of Energy Energy-Driven OrganisationReferencesGlossaryIndex
