Pyromania - Fire and Geopolitics in a Climate-Disrupted World

Fire is a key physical process on earth, one that humans alone have worked out how to partly control. The combustion of fossil fuels is causing the climate to change rapidly. In this accessible book, Dalby argues our challenge is to create a new economy for life after fossil fuels.

About the author

Simon Dalby is Emeritus Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada. He has written extensively on climate change, environmental security and geopolitics.

Summary

Fire is a key physical process on earth, one that humans alone have worked out how to partly control. The combustion of fossil fuels is causing the climate to change rapidly. In this accessible book, Dalby argues our challenge is to create a new economy for life after fossil fuels.

Product details

• Authors: Simon Dalby
• Publisher: Agenda Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2023
• EAN: 9781788216500
• ISBN: 978-1-78821-650-0
• No. of pages: 152
• Dimensions: 223 mm x 143 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 298 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature and society: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education