Surviving 1,000 Centuries Can we do it? /

• Main Authors: Bonnet, Roger-Maurice (Author), Woltjer, Lodewijk (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Praxis, 2008.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Physics.; Renewable energy resources.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Climate change.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Climate Change.; Renewable and Green Energy.

The circumstances that will shape the long-term future of our planet will be constrained by what is physically possible and what is not. This full color book provides a quantitative view of our civilization over the next 100,000 years, in comparison to the 40-60,000 years it took for modern humans t...

Table of Contents:

• A Brief History of the Earth
• Cosmic Menaces
• Terrestrial Hazards
• The Changing Climate
• Climate Futures
• The Future of Survivability: Energy and Inorganic Resources
• The Future of Survivability: Water and Organic Resources
• Leaving Earth: From Dreams to Reality?
• Managing the Planet’s Future: The Crucial Role of Space
• Managing the Planet’s Future: Setting-Up the Structures
• Conclusion.