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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Smith, Cameron McPherson (1967-....)
Davies, Evan Tyler Suliëman
Titre(s) : Emigrating beyond Earth [Texte électronique] : human adaptation and space colonization / Cameron M. Smith and Evan T. Davies
Publication : New York, NY : Springer, copyright 2012
Description matérielle : 1 online resource
Collection : Springer praxis books in popular science
Lien à la collection : Springer praxis books in popular science (Online)
Note(s) : Notes bibliogr.
For four million years humankind has been actively expanding geographically and in
doing so has adapted to a wide variety of hostile environments. Now we are looking
towards the ultimate adaptation - the colonization of space. Emigrating Beyond Earth
illustrates that this is not a technocratic endeavor, but a natural continuation of
human evolution; a journey not just for the engineer and rocket scientist, but for
everyman. Based on the most current understanding of our universe, human adaptation
and evolution, the authors explain why space colonization must be planned as an adaptation
to, rather than the conquest of, space. Emigrating Beyond Earth argues that space
colonization is an insurance policy for our species, and that it isn't about rockets
and robots, it's about humans doing what we've been doing for four million years:
finding new places and new ways to live. Applying a unique anthropological approach,
the authors outline a framework for continued human space exploration and offer a
glimpse of a possible human future involving interstellar travel and settlement of
worlds beyond our own
Sujet(s) : Colonies spatiales
Indice(s) Dewey :
629.442 (23e éd.) = Stations spatiales
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781461411659 (eBook)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44664242r
Notice n° :
FRBNF44664242
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : List of Figures ; List of Tables ; Acknowledgements and Dedications ; About the
Authors ; Preface ; Part I: The Context and Uniqueness of Human Evolution and Adaptation
; Chapter 1: The Extraterrestrial Adaptation: Humanity, Evolution and Migration Into
Space ; Chapter 2: Stardust: The Origins of Life, Evolution and Adaptation ; Chapter
3: The Adaptive Equipment of the Genus Homo: Symbolism and Niche Construction ; Part
II: Arguments For and Against Human Space Colonization ; Chapter 4: A Choice of Catastrophes
; Common Arguments for Space Colonization ; Chapter 5: False Choices ; Common Objections
to Human Space Colonization ; Part III: Human Adaptation to Space ; Lessons from
the Past and Shaping the Future ; Chapter 6: Starpaths ; Adaptation to Oceania ;
Chapter 7: Building an Adaptive Framework for Human Future in Space ; Bibliography
; Index.
