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How to build a habitable planet : the story of Earth from the big bang to humankind
Record details
- ISBN: 9780691140063 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 0691140065 (hbk.)
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Physical Description:
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xvi, 718 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cm. - Edition: Rev. and expanded ed.
- Publisher: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2012.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Rev. and expanded ed. of: How to build a habitable planet / Wallace S. Broecker. 1985. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Earth abd life as natural systems -- The setting: the Big Bang and galaxy formation -- The raw material: synthesis of elements in stars -- Preliminary fabrication: fomation of organic and inorganic molecules -- The heavy construction: the formation of planets and moons from a solar nebula -- The schedule: quantifying the timescale with radionnuclides -- Interior modifications: segregation into core, mantle, crust, ocean, and atmosphere -- Contending with the neighbors: moons, asteriods, comets, and impacts -- Making it comfortable: running water, temperature control, and sun protection -- Establishing the circulation: plate tectonics -- Internal circulation: mantle convection and its relationship to the surface -- Linking the layers: solid earth, liquid ocean, and gaseous atmosphere -- Colonizing the surface: the origin of life as a planetary process -- Dealing with the competition: the roles of evolution and extinction in creating the diversity of life -- Energizing the surface: coevolution to create a planetary fuel cell -- Exterio modification: the record of oxidation of the planetary surface -- Planetary evolution: the importance of catastrophes and the questions of directionality -- Coping with the weather: causes and consequences of naturally induced climate change -- The rise of homo sapiens: access to earth's treasure chest permits a planetary takevoer -- Mankind at the Helm: human civilization in a planetary context -- Are we alone? the question of habitability in the universe. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Natural resources Geochemistry Habitable planets Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects Nature -- Effect of human beings on Earth -- History Earth -- Origin Solar system -- Origin |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Interurban Library | QB 632 L36 2012 (Text) | 26040002981351 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
