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Published by Oxford University Press, 2016
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- Title
- EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE
- Author
- LENTON, TIM
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Publication year
- 2016
- Condition
- NEW
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 019871887X
- ISBN 13
- 9780198718871
- Series
- Book 132 of 344: Very Short Introductions
Tim Lenton considers how a world in which humans could evolve was created; how, as a species, we are now reshaping that world; and what a sustainable future for humanity within the Earth System might look like.
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About the Author
Tim Lenton is a Professor at the University of Exeter, where he is also Chair in Climate Change and Earth Systems Science. His research focuses on understanding the behaviour of the Earth as a whole system, especially through the development and use of Earth system models. He worked closely with James Lovelock developing the Gaia theory and trying to reconcile it with evolutionary theory. His work identifying climate tipping points won the Times Higher Education Award for Research Projects of the Year 2008. His books include Revolutions that Made the Earth (OUP, 2013), which he co-authored with Andrew Watson.
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