| Main Title |
Carbon and its domestication [electronic resource] / |
| Type |
EBOOK |
| Author |
MANNION, A.M.
|
| Publisher |
Springer Netherlands, |
| Year Published |
2006 |
| Call Number |
GE1-350 |
| ISBN |
9781402039584 |
| Subjects |
Environmental sciences ;
Chemistry, Organic ;
Geography ;
Ecology ;
Environmental management
|
| Internet Access |
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| Collation |
XV, 319 p. online resource. |
| Notes |
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only |
| Contents Notes |
THE CHEMISTRY OF CARBON -- THE BIOLOGY OF CARBON -- THE GEOLOGY OF CARBON -- THE HISTORY AND CONSEQUENCES OF CARBON DOMESTICATION -- THE GEOGRAPHY OF CARBON -- THE POLITICIZATION OF CARBON -- CONCLUSION AND PROSPECT. Carbon is chemically versatile and is thus the body and soul of biological, geological, ecological and economic systems. Its appropriation by humans through diversion of its biogeochemical cycle has been a mainstay of development. This domestication is characterized by a number of thresholds: control of fire, development of agriculture, expansion of Europe, fossil-fuel use and biotechnology. All have exacted an environmental toll, not least being climatic change and biodiversity loss. Carbon management now and in the future is a 'hot' political issue. There is no existing book which focuses on the pivotal role of carbon in the environment and society and the ways in which carbon has been domesticated in time and space to generate wealth and political advantage. Students of environmental science, geography, biology and general science will find this work invaluable as a cross-disciplinary text. |
| Place Published |
Dordrecht |
| Corporate Au Added Ent |
SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Host Item Entry |
Springer eBooks |
| PUB Date Free Form |
2006 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Medium |
computer |
| Content |
text |
| Carrier |
online resource |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20131218183241 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
SPRINGER |
| Type |
EBOOK |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
02637nam a22004935i 45 |
