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... Decade Semory Reward Paleoclimate , Global Change and the Future A synthesis of a decade of research into global changes that occurred in the Earth System in the past . Alverson KD , Bradley RS , Pedersen TF ( Eds . ) ISBN : 3-540-42402 ...
... Decade Semory Reward Paleoclimate , Global Change and the Future A synthesis of a decade of research into global changes that occurred in the Earth System in the past . Alverson KD , Bradley RS , Pedersen TF ( Eds . ) ISBN : 3-540-42402 ...
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... decades a new imperative has come to dominate environmental concerns . With a rapidly increasing understanding of the nature of Earth's life support system , a growing awareness has emerged that human activities are exerting an ever ...
... decades a new imperative has come to dominate environmental concerns . With a rapidly increasing understanding of the nature of Earth's life support system , a growing awareness has emerged that human activities are exerting an ever ...
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... decades ? What are the implications of these changes for humankind ? What type and scale of management responses - from prevention and adaptation to more proactive geo - engineering approaches - are consistent with the scientific ...
... decades ? What are the implications of these changes for humankind ? What type and scale of management responses - from prevention and adaptation to more proactive geo - engineering approaches - are consistent with the scientific ...
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Planetary Machinery | 9 |
Reverberations of Change | 19 |
Towards Earth System Science and Global Sustainability | 32 |
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