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SCIENTISTS ON GAIA
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| By: |
Dr. Stephen H. Schneider (Editor), Penelope J. Boston (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£50.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0262691604 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780262691604 |
| Publisher: |
MIT PRESS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
29 January, 1993 |
| Series: |
Scientists on Gaia |
| Pages: |
458 |
| Description: |
A multidisciplinary exploration of the controversial hypothesis that life is an active participant in shaping the physical and chemical environment on which it depends, a theory first introduced by James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis in the early 1970s. |
| Synopsis: |
The Gaia hypothesis suggests that life is an active participant in shaping the physical and chemical environment on which it depends. Scientists on Gaia is a multidisciplinary exploration of this controversial hypothesis, which was introduced by James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis in the early 1970s. Forty-four contributions detail the philosophical, empirical, and theoretical foundations of Gaia, mechanisms through which planet-wide homeostasis could occur, applicability of the hypothesis to planets other than Earth, possible destabilization by outside forces, and public policy implications.Stephen H. Schneider, a climatologist, is Senior Scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado. Penelope J. Boston, a biologist, is a founder of Complex Systems Research, Lafayette, Colorado. |
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196 |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
MIT Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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