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Human Migration to Space
Elizabeth Lockard
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Description for Human Migration to Space
Hardback. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 223 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 37 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AMR; TRP; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 604.
Human migration to space will be the most profound catalyst for evolution in the history of humankind, yet this has had little impact on determining our strategies for this next phase of exploration. Habitation in space will require extensive technological interfaces between humans and their alien surroundings and how they are deployed will critically inform the processes of adaptation. As humans begin to spend longer durations in space—eventually establishing permanent outposts on other planets—the scope of technological design considerations must expand beyond the meager requirements for survival to include issues not only of comfort and well‐being, but also of engagement and ... Read more
Human migration to space will be the most profound catalyst for evolution in the history of humankind, yet this has had little impact on determining our strategies for this next phase of exploration. Habitation in space will require extensive technological interfaces between humans and their alien surroundings and how they are deployed will critically inform the processes of adaptation. As humans begin to spend longer durations in space—eventually establishing permanent outposts on other planets—the scope of technological design considerations must expand beyond the meager requirements for survival to include issues not only of comfort and well‐being, but also of engagement and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
Series
Springer Theses
Number of Pages
205
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319059297
SKU
V9783319059297
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Ref
99-15
About Elizabeth Lockard
Liza Lockard is an Assistant Professor in the Environmental and Interior Design program at Chaminade University. She has a Masters in Architecture from Yale University and a Ph.D. in Futures Studies from University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. Prior to her arrival at Chaminade, she practiced architecture in the U.S., Vietnam, Switzerland, and Costa Rica, and previously taught at the University ... Read more
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