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”It offers as clear and numbers-driven a picture as possible of how humans have altered the biosphere.”
Harvesting the Biosphere: What We Have Taken from Nature
Vaclav Smil · 2012 · 544 pages
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About the book
Vaclav Smil offers a comprehensive analysis of how humanity harvests energy and materials from the biosphere to sustain modern civilization. The book examines agriculture, forestry, fishing, and other extraction systems, revealing the massive scales of resource appropriation and their environmental and social impacts.
An essential work for understanding the material foundations of the global economy and the sustainability challenges we face.
Book details
| Author | Vaclav Smil |
|---|---|
| Original title | Harvesting the Biosphere |
| Year of publication | 2012 |
| Pages | 544 |
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