The Great Acceleration

An Environmental History of the Anthropocene since 1945

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Public Policy, Science & Nature, Nature, Environment, Environmental Conservation & Protection, History, World History
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Author: J. R. McNeill ISBN: 9780674970748
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: April 4, 2016
Imprint: Harvard University Press Language: English
Author: J. R. McNeill
ISBN: 9780674970748
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: April 4, 2016
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Language: English

The pace of energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and population growth has thrust the planet into a new age—the Anthropocene. Humans have altered the planet’s biogeochemical systems without consciously managing them. The Great Acceleration explains the causes, consequences, and uncertainties of this massive uncontrolled experiment.

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The pace of energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and population growth has thrust the planet into a new age—the Anthropocene. Humans have altered the planet’s biogeochemical systems without consciously managing them. The Great Acceleration explains the causes, consequences, and uncertainties of this massive uncontrolled experiment.

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