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9780465041688

The Revenge of Gaia: Earth's Climate Crisis and the Fate of Humanity

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  • ISBN13:

    9780465041688

  • ISBN10:

    046504168X

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-07-03
  • Publisher: Perseus Books Group
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Summary

Science/Current Events

Author Biography

James Lovelock is the originator of Gaia Theory, on which he has written several books. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1974. He has received honorary Doctorates in Science from seven universities in England, Sweden, and the United States. He was made a C.B.E. in 1990, and in 2003 a Companion of Honour by Her Majesty the Queen. He lives in Cornwall, Britain.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations ix
Acknowledgements xi
Preface to the U.S. Edition xiii
Foreword by Sir Crispin Tickell xv
1 The State of the Earth 1(14)
2 What is Gaia? 15(24)
3 The Life History of Gaia 39(9)
4 Forecasts for the Twenty-first Century 48(18)
5 Sources of Energy 66(40)
6 Chemicals, Food and Raw Materials 106(22)
7 Technology for a Sustainable Retreat 128(7)
8 A Personal View of Environmentalism 135(11)
9 Beyond the Terminus 146(14)
Glossary 160(6)
Further Reading 166(5)
Index 171

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