Paradise Regained : The Regreening of Earth /

Paradise Regained : The Regreening of Earth /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Matloff, Greg. (Author), Bangs, C. (Author), Johnson, Les. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Copernicus, 2010.
Edition:1st ed. 2010.
Subjects:
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Astronomy.
Space sciences.
Ecology .
Nature conservation.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Popular Science in Astronomy.
Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).
Ecology.
Nature Conservation.
Table of Contents:
  • Space Utilization: A Moral Imperative
  • I. Mythical Paradise
  • Fire: Formation of Earth and the Solar System
  • Earth Before Man: Utopia or Nightmare?
  • II. Paradise Lost?
  • The Environmental Dilemma: Progress or Collapse?
  • Exploding Population
  • Climate Change
  • Vanishing Life
  • Diminishing Energy
  • Humans Before the Industrial Age: A Desirable Ecological Goal?
  • III. Paradise Regained
  • Raw Materials from Space
  • Power from the Sun
  • Environmental Monitoring from Space
  • Protecting Earth
  • Mitigating Global Warming
  • Settling the Solar System
  • Paradise Regained: An Optimistic Future.

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