TY - BOOK ID - 116771029 TI - Global change and the earth system : a planet under pressure PY - 2005 SN - 1280413069 9786610413065 3540266070 PB - Berlin ; New York : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Climate change. KW - Geobiology. KW - Atmospheric sciences. KW - Air pollution. KW - Ecotoxicology. KW - Climate Change. KW - Biogeosciences. KW - Atmospheric Sciences. KW - Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution. KW - Ecotoxicology KW - Pollutants KW - Pollution KW - Environmental health KW - Toxicology KW - Air KW - Air contaminants KW - Air pollutants KW - Air pollution KW - Air pollution control KW - Air toxics KW - Airborne pollutants KW - Atmosphere KW - Contaminants, Air KW - Control of air pollution KW - Pollutants, Air KW - Toxics, Air KW - Air quality KW - Atmospheric deposition KW - Atmospheric sciences KW - Earth sciences KW - Biology KW - Biosphere KW - Changes, Climatic KW - Changes in climate KW - Climate change KW - Climate change science KW - Climate changes KW - Climate variations KW - Climatic change KW - Climatic changes KW - Climatic fluctuations KW - Climatic variations KW - Global climate changes KW - Global climatic changes KW - Climatology KW - Climate change mitigation KW - Global environmental change KW - Teleconnections (Climatology) KW - Control KW - Environmental aspects KW - Global environmental change. KW - Nature KW - Human ecology. KW - Effect of human beings on. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:116771029 AB - The interactions between environmental change and human societies have a long, complex history spanning many millennia, but these have changed fundamentally in the last century. Human activities are now so pervasive and profound that they are altering the Earth in ways which threaten the very life support system upon which humans depend. This book describes what is known about the Earth System and the impact of changes caused by humans. It considers the consequences of these changes with respect to the stability of the Earth System and the well-being of humankind; as well as exploring future paths towards Earth System science in support of global sustainability. ER -