Earth from Above

by Arthus-Bertrand, Yann

• ISBN13: 9780810959477
• ISBN10: 081095947X
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-11-01
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Summary

The result of a five-year airborne odyssey across five continents and 60 countries,Earth from Aboveis the most revealing and spectacular portrait of our world ever created. From a heart-shaped mangrove forest in New Caledonia to a flock of red ibises in Venezuela, from a caravan of camels in Mauritania to Mt. Everest and Mammoth Hot Springs, renowned aerial photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand presents striking color images that put our home planet in a whole new perspective. Produced under the sponsorship of UNESCO, the book is also a documentary record of the state of the world's fragile environment. This vibrant new edition of the internationally acclaimed original features an updated design and nearly 60 stunning new photographs. All new captions and the addition of authoritative new texts by experts in various environmental fields illuminate Arthus-Bertand's monumental achievement.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 5
The State of the World in the Year 2000	p. 9
From the Paleolithic Age to Globalization	p. 49
Nature and Culture	p. 89
Traces, Ruins, Memory	p. 129
Spectacles and Landscapes	p. 169
Future of the City, Future of Life	p. 209
A Wounded Environment	p. 249
Population and the Future of Humanity	p. 289
Growing Enough to Feed the World	p. 329
Endangered Climates	p. 369
Toward a Sustainable Development	p. 409
Index	p. 418
Afterword: The Story of a Book	p. 420
Acknowledgments	p. 422
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