Spaceship Earth in the Environmental Age, 19601990

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;

List of contents

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 Hohler, Sabine Höhler
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.01.2017
• EAN: 9781138710917
• ISBN: 978-1-138-71091-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: History and Philosophy of Technoscience
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; History of Ideas, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SCIENCE / History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, HISTORY / Social History, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Philosophy of Science, History of Science, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Environmentalist thought and ideology, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)