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Antoinette Mannion - Carbon and Its Domestication - 9781402039560 - V9781402039560
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Carbon and Its Domestication

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Description for Carbon and Its Domestication Hardback. Carbon is chemically versatile and is thus the body and soul of biological, geological, ecological and economic systems. This work is useful for students of environmental science, geography, biology and general science. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PNN; RNF; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 647.

Carbon is chemically versatile and is thus the body and soul of biological, geological, ecological and economic systems. Its appropriation by humans through diversion of its biogeochemical cycle has been a mainstay of development. This domestication is characterized by a number of thresholds: control of fire, development of agriculture, expansion of Europe, fossil-fuel use and biotechnology. All have exacted an environmental toll, not least being climatic change and biodiversity loss. Carbon management now and in the future is a ‘hot’ political issue.

There is no existing book which focuses on the pivotal role of carbon in the environment and society ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402039560
SKU
V9781402039560
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