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| Title Statement | Anthropocene: a very short introduction / Erle C. Ellis. |
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| Series | Very short introductions |
| Author | Ellis, Erle C.(Erle Christopher), 1963- |
| Publication | Oxford: Oxford University Press,[2018]©2018 |
| Edition | Mass Market |
| Extent of Item | xxii, 183 pages |
| ISBN | 9780198792987 (paperback) |
| Other Number | pr02072123 |
| Contents | Origins --Earth system --Geologic time --The great acceleration --Anthropos --Oikos --Politikos --Prometheus. |
| Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-175) and index. |
| Summary | Humanity's impact on the planet has been profound. From fire, intensive hunting, and agriculture, it has accelerated into rapid climate change, widespread pollution, plastic accumulation, and the mass extinction of species-changes that have left a mark in the geological record of the rocks. Yet, the proposal for a new unit of geological time -- the Anthropocene Epoch-has raised debate far beyond geological circles. The Anthropocene has emerged as a new narrative of the relationship between humans and nature. |
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| By Topic | Geology, Stratigraphic--Anthropocene |
| Global environmental change | |
| Human ecology | |
| Social ecology | |
