Environmental Transformations: A Geography of the Anthropocene

ISBN-13: 9780415809832 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 176 str.

Mark Whitehead;?Abar;?Abar

Opis

From the depths of the oceans to the highest reaches of the atmosphere, the human impact on the environment is significant and undeniable. These forms of global and local environmental change collectively signal the arrival of a new geological epoch: the Anthropocene. This is a geological era defined not by natural environmental fluctuations or meteorite impacts, but by collective actions of humanity. This title offers a concise and accessible introduction to the human practices and systems that sustain the Anthropocene. It combines accounts of the carbon cycle, global heat balances, entropy, hydrology, forest ecology, and pedology, with theories of demography, war, industrial capitalism, urban development, state theory, and behavioural psychology.

Recenzje

"Environmental transformations can be provocative and thought provoking. It adds layers of depth to our understanding of human-environment relationships. This text is a highly recommended addition to the senior Australian Curriculum or International Baccalaureate Geography classroom." – Geographical Education, Julie Hearnden, Good Shepherd Lutheran College

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Introduction – Geography in the Anthropocene  Section 1: Environmental Transformations  Chapter 2: Resources – Oil and Water  Chapter 3: Air – Science and the Atmosphere  Chapter 4: Soil – The Political Ecology of Soil Degradation  Chapter 5: Forests – Jungle Capitalism and the Corporate Environment  Chapter 6: Cities – Sprawl and the Urban Planet  Section 2: Living in the Anthropocene  Chapter 7: Governing the Environment  Chapter 8: Greening the Brain: Understanding and Changing Human Behaviour  Chapter 9: Conclusions: Misanthropy, Adaptation and Safe Operating Spaces

O autorze

Mark Whitehead is a professor of human geography at Aberystwyth University. His research interests include the politics of sustainable development, urban geography and environmental citizenship. He is the author of several books including Spaces of Sustainability: geographical perspectives on the sustainable society (Routledge, 2006) and State Science and the Skies: governmentalities of the British atmosphere (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009). He is the Managing Editor of the journal Environmental Values.