Richard Krooth

Darwin's Walk and The Last Wave (eBook, PDF)

Disappearing Landscapes, Declining Species

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780761882916
• Artikelnr.: 74829860

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures and Photographs List of Tables Preface Acknowledgements
Introduction PART I: HOUSE of CARDS Chapter 1: Advancing Technosphere;
Endangered Biosphere Chapter 2: Fallout-Bringing Down the House of
CardsChapter 3: Technology and the Cascade of Species PART II: THERMAL
POWER & ENTROPY Chapter 4: Entropy, Machines and Inanimate Power PART III:
ISOLINES AND ISOTHERMS Chapter 5: Cosmos: A Holistic Concept of Earth
Chapter 6: Loss of Control Over Global Heat PART IV: NATURAL SELECTION
Chapter 7: Battle for Reproductive Success PART V: DESTRUCTIONS PAST;
DESTRUCTIONS FUTURE Chapter 8: Atmospheres & Deserts; Deluge & Extinctions
Chapter 9: Dance of Pelagic Death - Part 1 Chapter 10: Dance of Pelagic
Death - Part 2 PART VI: FORCES DRIVING GLOBAL WARMING Chapter 11: Thermal
Maximums Chapter 12: Gaia's Cycles; Anthropocentric Heat Chapter 13:
Remains of the Natural World: Vanishing Landscapes, Disappearing Species
PART VII: END OF AN EPOCH Chapter 14: Darwin's Walk and the Last Wave
Bibliography Index