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Titre(s) : Biological extinction [Texte imprimé] : new perspectives / edited by Partha Dasgupta,... Peter H. Raven,... Anna L. McIvor,...
Publication : Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge university press, copyright 2019
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XXII-442 p.-[8] p. de pl.) : ill. ; 23 cm
Note(s) : Notes bibliogr. Index
The rapidly increasing human pressure on the biosphere is pushing biodiversity into
the sixth mass extinction event in the history of life on Earth. The organisms being
exterminated are integral working parts of our planet's life support system, and their
loss is permanent. Like climate change, this irreversible loss has potentially devastating
consequences for humanity. As we come to recognise the many ways in which we depend
on nature, this can pave the way for a new ethic that acknowledges the importance
of co-existence between humans and other species. Biological Extinction features chapters
contributed by leading thinkers in diverse fields of knowledge and practice, including
biology, economics, geology, archaeology, demography, architecture and intermediate
technology. Drawing on examples from various socio-ecological systems, the book offers
new perspectives on the urgent issue of biological extinction, proposing novel solutions
to the problems that we face. -- Provided by publisher
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Dasgupta, Partha (1942-....). Éditeur scientifique
Raven, Peter Hamilton (1936-....). Éditeur scientifique
McIvor, Anna L.. Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Extinction (biologie)
Évolution (biologie)
Adaptation (biologie)
Indice(s) Dewey :
576.84 (23e éd.) = Cycles évolutifs
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781108482288. - ISBN 1108482287 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46520983k
Notice n° :
FRBNF46520983
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction / Partha S. Dasgupta and Peter H. Raven ; Prologue. Extinction : what
it means to us / Martin Rees ; 1. Extinction in deep time : lessons from the past?
/ Neil Shubin ; 2. Biodiversity and global change : from creator to victim / Timothy
M. Lenton ; 3. The state of the world's biodiversity / Stuart L. Pimm and Peter H.
Raven ; 4. Extinction threats to life in the ocean and opportunities for their amelioration
/ Jenna M. Sullivan, Vanessa Constant and Jane Lubchenco ; 5. Out of the soil : soil
(dark matter biodiversity) and societal 'collapses' from Mesoamerica to Mesopotamia
and beyond / Timothy Beach, Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach and Nicholas P. Dunning ; 6. The
green revolution and crop biodiversity / Prabhu L. Pingali ; 7. Population : the
current state and future prospects / John Bongaarts ; 8. Game over? : drivers of
biological extinction in Africa / Calestous Juma ; 9. Why we're in the sixth great
extinction and what it means to humanity / Partha S. Dasgupta and Paul R. Ehrlich
; 10. The consequences of biodiversity loss for human well-being / Charles Perrings
and Ann Kinzig ; 11. Terra incognita : in search of the disconnect / Mathis Wackernagel
; 12. How do we stem biodiversity loss? / Gretchen C. Daily and Stephen Polasky ;
13. Can smart villages help to stem biodiversity loss? / Brian Heap, John Holmes and
Bernie Jones ; 14. The new design condition : planetary urbanism + resource scarcity
+ climate change / John T. Hoal.
