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Title:The environment
a history of an idea
From: Paul Warde, Libby Robin and Sverker Sörlin
Person: Warde, Paul
ca. 20./21. Jh.
Verfasser
aut
Robin, Libby
Sörlin, Sverker
1956-
Main Authors: Warde, Paul ca. 20./21. Jh (Author), Robin, Libby 1956- (Author), Sörlin, Sverker 1956- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore John Hopkins University Press 2018
Notation:AR 14000
AR 14300
AR 12600
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Online Access:http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=030739734&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA
Summary:"The idea of "the environment" was a planet-changing idea, making the planet visible in a wholly new way. The Environment: A History tells the story of the emergence of this idea. It is an intellectual and scientific history of the idea of the environment as a centripetal force in historical debates about climate change and the fate of the planet. According to the authors, our contemporary notion of the environment as a planet-wide web of interconnection and consequence of which the natural world is a part was forged by post-World War scientific experts. This book is about the imagination, the history, and the creativity of these experts, as well as their technical and diplomatic skills, and how well ordinary people have understood these and contributed to framing environmental concerns. The environment provided a concept that linked changes close to home to world-wide pressures. And in creating an object of imagination and measurement, it allowed new kinds of questions about nature and human responsibilities to be asked. Is the world sick? Is the Environment getting worse or better? In addition to creating a particular way of looking at our world it also created a movement and various kinds of knowledge and expertise"...
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:ix, 244 Seiten Illustrationen 21 cm
ISBN:9781421426792
9781421426808
142142679X
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