Paradise Regained The Regreening of Earth /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Johnson, Les (Συγγραφέας), Matloff, Gregory L. (Συγγραφέας), Bangs, C. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Θέματα: Engineering.; Ecology.; Space sciences.; Astronomy.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Nature conservation.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Nature Conservation.

What was our planet like before the advent of our modern civilization? What effect has our civilization had on the planet and its ecology? Paradise Regained begins by discussing these questions and then generates a scenario for the re-greening of Earth. It introduces new and innovative ideas on how...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Space Utilization: A Moral Imperative
• I. Mythical Paradise
• Fire: Formation of Earth and the Solar System
• Earth Before Man: Utopia or Nightmare?
• II. Paradise Lost?
• The Environmental Dilemma: Progress or Collapse?
• Exploding Population
• Climate Change
• Vanishing Life
• Diminishing Energy
• Humans Before the Industrial Age: A Desirable Ecological Goal?
• III. Paradise Regained
• Raw Materials from Space
• Power from the Sun
• Environmental Monitoring from Space
• Protecting Earth
• Mitigating Global Warming
• Settling the Solar System
• Paradise Regained: An Optimistic Future.