Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene
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Product details:
- Edition number 2
- Publisher Elsevier Science
- Date of Publication 1 May 2026
- ISBN 9780443140822
- Binding Unidentified
- No. of pages2400 pages
- Size 276x216 mm
- Weight 450 g
- Language English 700
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Long description:
Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene, Second Edition, Four Volume Set, once again provides a topical-based synthesis of the unprecedented rise of humanity’s ecological footprint, the result of exponential population growth, coupled with run-away consumption of the planet’s finite ecosystem services. This new edition captures our current understanding of the actual effects of human population growth on the world’s resources, whether climate change, biodiversity loss, deforestation, soil erosion, poor air quality, or undrinkable water.
Since publication of the first edition, the Anthropocene has been even more widely debated among scientists, humanists, conservationists, industry leaders, politicians and others over precisely when it began, what to call it, if it should be an official geological epoch, whether it can be contained in time, and how it will affect future generations. Sustainability has been a growing issue for the Earth's ecosystems in the Anthropocene. Humans are now using up the world's natural resources at an unsustainable rate. This is causing huge problems for the natural ecosystems, agricultural systems, and water supplies, especially in the Global South. Climate change research, through field observation and remote sensing, has enabled improved understanding of its effects, allowing us to project future effects and the adaptation measures they require. These are essential topics - all of which are fully covered in the encyclopedia.
Given the high degree of public and media attention on these topics, a revised edition is timely. With over 200 concise and focused chapters written by leading scholars in the field, this reference work is uniquely positioned to make this knowledge accessible to a wide, global audience.
Table of Contents:
1. Geologic History and Energy (Current and future advances in non-fossil-fuel technologies)
2. Climate Change (Predicted future changes in warming, heatwaves, precipitation patterns, droughts, and floods)
3. Biodiversity (Which organisms and habitats are suffering the greatest loss)
4. Ethical Behavior and Social Dimensions (Intrinsic and cultural biodiversity values, The responsibilities of people, industries, and governments in the field of climate change, Disability rights and environmental law, The polluter pays principle, The precautionary principle, The social values and dimensions of the global Convention on Biological Diversity 30% target)
5. Contaminants (Biological impacts of plastic waste in the world's oceans)
