Beschreibung:
Climate scientists, geologists, ecologists, and archaeologists recognize the profound effects of human activity on Earth, though whether and how this should be recognized as a formal geological epoch - the Anthropocene - remains under debate, Erle Ellis describes how the Anthropocene concept is affecting the sciences, humanities, and politics.
1 Origins; 2 Earth System; 3 Geologic Time; 4 The Great Acceleration; 5 Anthropos; 6 Oikos; 7 Politikos; 8 Prometheus; Further Reading; Index