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The Great Acceleration : An Environmental History of the Anthropocene Since 1945
by J. R. McNeill and Peter Engelke
Overview
The pace of energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and population growth has thrust the planet into a new age--the Anthropocene. Humans have altered the planet's biogeochemical systems without consciously managing them. The Great Acceleration explains the causes, consequences, and uncertainties of this massive uncontrolled experiment.
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- ISBN-13: 9780674545038
- ISBN-10: 0674545036
- Publisher: Harvard University Press
- Publish Date: April 2016
- Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.7 pounds
- Page Count: 288
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