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  • Strategies for Sustainability of the Earth System

    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This volume builds on an international workshop held in 2019, inspired by James Lovelock's "The Revenge of Gaia - Why the Earth Is Fighting Back, and How We Can Still Save Humanity". It, therefore, understands the Gaia concept as an umbrella term for the living world that planet Earth is hosting for nearly 4 billion years. Humankind has intervened in this ecosystem since its emergence on the ... Read more

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  • Sustainable Risk Management

    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Here, expert authors delineate approaches that can support both decision makers as well as their concerned populations in overcoming unwarranted fears and in elaborating policies based on scientific evidence. Four exemplary focus areas were chosen for in-depth review, namely:- The scientific basis of risk management- Risk management in the area of environmental and ecological policy- Risk ... Read more

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    Creating Possibility in a Swift and Severe World

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    by S. Niggol Seo ...
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