The end of the long summer : why we must remake our civilization to survive on a volatile Earth

Author(s)

• Dumanoski, Dianne

Bibliographic Information

The end of the long summer : why we must remake our civilization to survive on a volatile Earth

Dianne Dumanoski

Crown Publishers, c2009

1st ed

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-292) and index

Summary: A noted environmental journalist discusses the possible ecological consequences beyond global warming resulting from modern human activity and describes the possibility of massive instability and climate swings, including a possible return to ice ages of the past

Contents of Works

• The future head-on
• The planetary era
• Lessons from the ozone hole
• The return of nature
• A stormworthy lineage
• Playing Prospero : the temptations of technofix
• On vulnerability and survivability
• A new map for the planetary era
• Honest hope

Details

• NCID: BB27531916
• ISBN:
  • 9780307396075
  • 030739607X
• LCCN: 2009281272
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: 311 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QC903
  • DC22 : 551.6
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Climatic changes