{"product_id":"gaia-in-turmoil-climate-change-biodepletion-and-earth-ethics-in-an-age-of-crisis-paperback","title":"Gaia in Turmoil: Climate Change, Biodepletion, and Earth Ethics in an Age of Crisis - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEileen Crist\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eH. Bruce Rinker\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBill McKibben\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssays link Gaian science to such global environmental quandaries as climate change and biodiversity destruction, providing perspectives from science, philosophy, politics, and technology.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGaian theory, which holds that Earth's physical and biological processes are inextricably bound to form a self-regulating system, is more relevant than ever in light of increasing concerns about global climate change. The Gaian paradigm of Earth as a living system, first articulated by James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis in the 1970s, has inspired a burgeoning body of researchers working across disciplines that range from physics and biology to philosophy and politics. \u003ci\u003eGaia in Turmoil\u003c\/i\u003e reflects this disciplinary richness and intellectual diversity, with contributions (including essays by both Lovelock and Margulis) that approach the topic from a wide variety of perspectives, discussing not only Gaian science but also global environmental problems and Gaian ethics and education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors focus first on the science of Gaia, considering such topics as the workings of the biosphere, the planet's water supply, and evolution; then discuss Gaian perspectives on global environmental change, including biodiversity destruction and global warming; and finally explore the influence of Gaia on environmental policy, ethics, politics, technology, economics, and education. \u003ci\u003eGaia in Turmoil\u003c\/i\u003e breaks new ground by focusing on global ecological problems from the perspectives of Gaian science and knowledge, focusing especially on the challenges of climate change and biodiversity destruction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eDavid Abram, Donald Aitken, Connie Barlow, J. Baird Callicott, Bruce Clarke, Eileen Crist, Tim Foresman, Stephan Harding, Barbara Harwood, Tim Lenton, Eugene Linden, Karen Litfin, James Lovelock, Lynn Margulis, Bill McKibben, Martin Ogle, H. Bruce Rinker, Mitchell Thomashow, Tyler Volk, Hywel Williams\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEileen Crist is Associate Professor of Science and Technology Studies in the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies at Virginia Tech, the author of \u003ci\u003eImages of Animals: Anthropomorphism and the Animal Mind, \u003c\/i\u003e and the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eScientists Debate Gaia\u003c\/i\u003e (MIT Press, 2004). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eH. Bruce Rinker is Science Chairman at North Cross School in Roanoke, Virgina, and the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eForest Canopies.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBill McKibben, author of The End of Nature, is a visiting scholar at Middlebury College. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEileen Crist is Associate Professor of Science and Technology Studies in the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies at Virginia Tech, the author of \u003ci\u003eImages of Animals: Anthropomorphism and the Animal Mind, \u003c\/i\u003e and the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eScientists Debate Gaia\u003c\/i\u003e (MIT Press, 2004). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eH. Bruce Rinker is Science Chairman at North Cross School in Roanoke, Virgina, and the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eForest Canopies.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJames Lovelock is the originator of the Gaia hypothesis (now Gaia theory). His many books on the subject include \u003ci\u003eGaia: A New Look at Life on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Revenge of Gaia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Vanishing Face of Gaia\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Rough Ride to the Future.\u003c\/i\u003e The author of more than 200 scientific papers, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1974. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTyler Volk is Science Director of Environmental Studies and Professor of Biology at New York University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eGaia's Body: Toward a Physiology of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e (MIT Press, 2003), \u003ci\u003eMetapatterns: Across Space, Time, and Mind, \u003c\/i\u003e and other books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLynn Margulis (1938-2011) was Distinguished Professor of Botany at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. An evolutionary theorist and biologist, science author, and educator, Margulis was the modern originator of the symbiotic theory of cell evolution. Once considered heresy, her ideas are now part of the microbiological revolution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eH. Bruce Rinker is Science Chairman at North Cross School in Roanoke, Virgina, and the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eForest Canopies.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConnie Barlow is a science writer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMitchell Thomashow is the author of \u003ci\u003eEcological Identity: Becoming a Reflective Environmentalist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBringing the Biosphere Home: Learning to Perceive Global Environmental Change\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Nine Elements of a Sustainable Campus\u003c\/i\u003e (all published by the MIT Press). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEileen Crist is Associate Professor of Science and Technology Studies in the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies at Virginia Tech, the author of \u003ci\u003eImages of Animals: Anthropomorphism and the Animal Mind, \u003c\/i\u003e and the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eScientists Debate Gaia\u003c\/i\u003e (MIT Press, 2004).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 390\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53329690362163,"sku":"9780262513524","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/V46bdcYPe89780262513524.webp?v=1778171879","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/gaia-in-turmoil-climate-change-biodepletion-and-earth-ethics-in-an-age-of-crisis-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}