Research Catalog

Title

Terraforming : engineering planetary environments / Martyn J. Fogg.

Author

Fogg, Martyn J., 1960-

Publication

Warrendale, PA : Society of Automotive Engineers, 1995.

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Details

Description

xvi, 544 p. : ill.; 26 cm.

Summary

Although terraforming (the transformation of a hostile planetary surface and atmosphere into an aerobic environment suitable for humans) is a futuristic concept, it is no longer science fiction. In fact, a significant number of researchers are now taking the concept seriously enough to devote some of their time to exploring its possibilities. This book presents an up- to-date review of the entire field, while it is still possible to do so in a single volume. This book is the first technical-level book to review in detail the conscious modification of planetary environments, including the possibilities of stabilizing Earth's biosphere and of making other planets habitable. Contents include: glossary; introduction; contained, uncontained, and terraformed biospheres; some guidelines for the study of terraforming; planetary engineering on the earth; the ecopoiesis of Mars; the terraforming of Mars; the terraforming of Venus; terraforming: alternative methods, fringe concepts, and ultimate possibilities; photographs, drawings, and tables.

Subject

• Planets > Environmental engineering

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- Contained, uncontained, and terraformed biospheres -- Some guidelines for the study of terraforming -- Planetary engineering on the Earth -- The ecopoiesis of Mars -- The terraforming of Mars -- The terraforming of Venus -- Terraforming: alternative methods, fringe concepts, and ultimate possibilities -- Back to the present.

ISBN

1560916095

LCCN

^^^95010546^

OCLC

• 32348444
• SCSB-10226235

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library