Emigrating Beyond Earth Human Adaptation and Space Colonization /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Smith, Cameron M. (Συγγραφέας), Davies, Evan T. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Σειρά: Springer Praxis Books
• Θέματα: Physics.; Space sciences.; Astronomy.; Human geography.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Human Geography.

For four million years humankind has been actively expanding geographically and in doing so has adapted to a wide variety of hostile environments. Now we are looking towards the ultimate adaptation - the colonization of space. Emigrating Beyond Earth illustrates that this is not a technocratic endea...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Acknowledgements and Dedications
• About the Authors
• Preface
• Part I: The Context and Uniqueness of Human Evolution and Adaptation
• Chapter 1: The Extraterrestrial Adaptation: Humanity, Evolution and Migration Into Space
• Chapter 2: Stardust: The Origins of Life, Evolution and Adaptation
• Chapter 3: The Adaptive Equipment of the Genus Homo: Symbolism and Niche Construction
• Part II: Arguments For and Against Human Space Colonization
• Chapter 4: A Choice of Catastrophes - Common Arguments for Space Colonization
• Chapter 5: False Choices - Common Objections to Human Space Colonization
• Part III: Human Adaptation to Space - Lessons from the Past and Shaping the Future
• Chapter 6: Starpaths - Adaptation to Oceania
• Chapter 7: Building an Adaptive Framework for Human Future in Space
• Bibliography
• Index.