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The revenge of Gaia : earth's climate in crisis and the fate of humanity / James Lovelock ; foreword by Sir Crispin Tickell.
- Title
- The revenge of Gaia : earth's climate in crisis and the fate of humanity / James Lovelock ; foreword by Sir Crispin Tickell.
- Author
- Lovelock, James, 1919-2022
- Publication
- New York : Basic Books, ©2006.
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| Text | Request in advance | QH343.4 .L694 2006x | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xvii, 176 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color); 22 cm
- Summary
- Explains the Gaia theory that the Earth functions as a single organism; explores how global warming threatens the way the planet regulates its internal environment; and predicts what the climate will be like in the future.
- Subjects
- Note
- Originally published as The revenge of Gaia : why the earth is fighting back - and how we can still save humanity: London : A. Lane, 2006. With new pref.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-169) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The state of the Earth -- What is Gaia? -- The life history of Gaia -- Forecasts for the twenty-first century -- Sources of energy -- Chemicals, food and raw materials -- Technology for a sustainable retreat -- A personal view of environmentalism -- Beyond the terminus.
- ISBN
- 046504168X
- 9780465041688
- 0713999144
- 9780713999143
- 9780465041695
- 0465041698
- OCLC
- 70247131
- SCSB-11362737
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library