Bibliograph

Earth in human hands, shaping our planet's future, David Grinspoon

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Earth in human hands, shaping our planet's future, David Grinspoon

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

platesillustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Earth in human hands

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

938360203

Responsibility statement

David Grinspoon

Sub title

shaping our planet's future

Summary

"For the first time in Earth's history, our planet is experiencing a confluence of rapidly accelerating changes prompted by one species: humans. Climate change is only the most visible of the modifications we've made--up until this point, inadvertently--to the planet. And our current behavior threatens not only our own future but that of countless other creatures. By comparing Earth's story to those of other planets, astrobiologist David Grinspoon shows what a strange and novel development it is for a species to evolve to build machines, and ultimately, global societies with world-shaping influence."--Front flap of jacket

Table Of Contents

Listening to the planets -- Can a planet be alive? -- Monkey with the world -- Planetary changes of the fourth kind -- Terra sapiens -- Intelligent worlds in the universe -- Finding our voice -- Embracing the human planet

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