Extraction to Extinction: Rethinking Our Relationship With Earth's Natural Resources - Couverture souple

David Howe

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ISBN 10 : 1913393275 ISBN 13 : 9781913393274

Editeur : Saraband, 2021

Synopsis

'A lyrical and questing narrative of how humans have used and abused natural resources down the ages … long-brewed technical knowledge combined with an easy story-teller’s acumen, fluency and wisdom.' Michael Leeder, author of Measures for Measure: Geology and the Industrial Revolution (Dunedin)

Everything we use started life in the earth, as a rock or a mineral vein, a layer of an ancient seabed, or perhaps the remains of a 400-million-year-old volcano.

Humanity’s ability to fashion nature to its own ends is by no means a new phenomenon – we have been inventing new ways to help ourselves to its bounty for tens of thousands of years. But today, we mine, quarry, pump, cut, blast and crush the Earth’s resources at an unprecedented rate. We have become a dominant, even dangerous, force on the planet.

In Extraction to Extinction, David Howe traces our environmental impact through time to unearth how our obsession with endlessly producing and throwing away more and more stuff has pushed our planet to its limit. And he considers the question: what does the future look like for our depleted planet?

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

David Howe OBE is a retired academic who has studied both Earth sciences and social sciences. He has written books on psychology, relationships and social work. His passions include walking, popular science, and writing, and he is the author of two previous non-fiction books.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Saraband
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1913393275
• ISBN 13: 9781913393274
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible