Dodging extinction : power, food, money and the future of life on Earth / Anthony D. Barnosky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barnosky, Anthony D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass extinctions.

Extinction (Biology).

Conservation of natural resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Paleobiologist Anthony D. Barnosky weaves together evidence from the deep past and the present to alert us to the looming Sixth Mass Extinction and to offer a practical, hopeful plan for avoiding it. Writing from the front lines of extinction research, Barnosky tells the overarching story of geologic and evolutionary history and how it informs the way humans inhabit, exploit, and impact Earth today. He presents compelling evidence that unless we rethink how we generate the power we use to run our global ecosystem, where we get our food, and how we make our money, we will trigger what would be the sixth great extinction on Earth, with dire consequences. Optimistic that we can change this ominous forecast if we act now, Barnosky provides clear-cut strategies to guide the planet away from global catastrophe. In many instances the necessary technology and know-how already exist and are being applied to crucial issues around human-caused climate change, feeding the world's growing population, and exploiting natural resources. Deeply informed yet accessibly written, Dodging Extinction is nothing short of a guidebook for saving the planet.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

1. The Last Ones Standing

2. It's Not Too Late (Yet)

3. A Perfect Storm

4. Power

5. Food

6. Money

7. Resuscitation

8. Back from the Brink

Acknowledgments

Notes

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520959095

0520959094

OCLC:

881430463