Spaceship Earth in the Environmental Age, 1960 - 1990

Informationen zum Autor Höhler, Sabine Klappentext The idea of the earth as a vessel in space came of age in an era shaped by space travel and the Cold War. Höhler's study brings together technology, science and ecology to explore the way this latter-day ark was invoked by politicians, environmentalists, cultural historians, writers of science fiction and many others across three decades. Zusammenfassung The idea of the earth as a vessel in space came of age in an era shaped by space travel and the Cold War. Höhler’s study brings together technology, science and ecology to explore the way this latter-day ark was invoked by politicians, environmentalists, cultural historians, writers of science fiction and many others across three decades. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Capacity: Environment in a Century of Space; Chapter 2 Containment: The Ship as a Figure of Enclosure and Expansion; Chapter 3 Circulation: Ecological Life Support Systems; Chapter 4 Storage: The Lifeboats of Human Ecology; Chapter 5 Classification: Biosphere Reserves; Chapter 6 Departure: The Habitats of Tomorrow;

Product details

• Authors: Sabine (Kth Royal Institute of Technology Hoehler, Sabine Hohler, Sabine Höhler
• Publisher: Pickering and Chatto (publishers) Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2014
• EAN: 9781848935099
• ISBN: 978-1-84893-509-9
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 240 mm x 25 mm
• Series: History and Philosophy of Tech; History and Philosophy of Technoscience; History and Philosophy of Technoscience
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; History of Ideas, SCIENCE / History, HISTORY / Social History, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Philosophy of Science, History of Science