Urgency in the Anthropocene
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- Paperback
232 pages
- Release Date
6 November 2018
Summary
A proposal to reframe the Anthropocene as an age of actual and emerging coexistence with earth system variability, encompassing both human dignity and environmental sustainability.
Is this the Anthropocene, the age in which humans have become a geological force, leaving indelible signs of their activities on the earth? The narrative of the Anthropocene so far is characterized by extremes, emergencies, and exceptions-a tale of apocalypse by our own hands. The sense of ongoing crisis em…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262535762 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262535769 |
| Author: | Amanda H. Lynch, Siri Veland |
| Publisher: | Mit Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 232 |
| Release Date: | 6 November 2018 |
| Weight: | 338g |
| Dimensions: | 227mm x 154mm |
| Series: | Urgency In The Anthropocene |
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Amanda Lynch and Siri Veland’s Urgency in the Anthropocene…is a fascinating and trenchant analysis of the core beliefs and ideas that motivate current political responses to global warming.
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About The Author
Amanda H. Lynch
Amanda H. Lynch is Sloan Lindemann and George Lindemann Jr. Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies at Brown University, where she is also Director of the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society and Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences. Siri Veland is Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society and Senior Researcher at Nordland Research Institute, Norway.
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