Humans on Earth From Origins to Possible Futures /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Santos, Filipe Duarte (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Σειρά: The Frontiers Collection,
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Ecology.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Electric power production.; Nature.; Environment.; Development economics.; Life Sciences.; Popular Science in Nature and Environment.; Development Economics.; Energy Technology.; Environment, general.; Applications of Mathematics.

This is a wide-ranging and persuasive book written by an undisputed expert. Beginning with a broad history of the Universe, Earth, Life, and Man, it considers the origins and rise of science and technology, before moving on to discuss the present state of the world and its/our possible futures. Huma...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Science and Technology. From the Origins up to the Twenty-First Century
• 2. A Very Brief History of the Universe, Earth,  and Life
• 3. The Contemporary Situation
• 4. The Future
• 5. Human Development and Environmental Discourses.