State of the World 2009: Into a Warming World
State of the World 2009: Into a Warming World examines the policy changes needed to combat climate change and explores the economic benefits that could flow from the transition.
State of the World 2009: Into a Warming World examines the policy changes needed to combat climate change and explores the economic benefits that could flow from the transition.
DeB. Richter addresses the problem with declensionist narratives of the environment, proposing the Georgic narrative as a valuable alternative.
Martin’s essay examines the influence of the human-built environment on the evolution of other species. Studying these relationships offers us a new way of thinking about human niche construction and the Anthropocene.
Jan Zalasiewicz presents the mounting evidence of the Anthropocene as a proposed geological epoch and points to the possible trajectories of planet Earth.
Julia Adeney Thomas explores three types of narrative that are emerging as people try to get to grips with the Anthropocene and their potential for steering our future course.
This volume explores some of the diverse niches created by humans in different times and places. The essays span the globe, from Texas to China, from Scandinavia to Papua New Guinea, exploring agricultural spaces and indoor biomes, human aesthetics, and Anthropocentric perspectives.