Title:
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Harvesting space for a greener Earth
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Authors:
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Gregory L. Matloff, Author ;
Constance Bangs, Author ;
Les Johnson, Author
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Material Type:
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book
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Edition statement:
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2nd ed
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Publisher:
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New York, NY : Springer, 2014
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-1-4614-9425-6
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Format:
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xv, 277 p. / ill. (some color) / 24 cm
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Bibliography note:
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First edition published in 2010 under title: Paradise regained : the regreening of Earth./ Includes bibliographical references and index
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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GE140
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Subjects:
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Astronautics and civilization
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Environmental degradation
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Environmental responsibility
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Space industrialization--Environmental aspects
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Description:
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This book provides information on the planning of space initiatives that can help humans tap the riches of the Solar System. This second edition examines recent developments and space launches as well as presents new planetary engineering concepts
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Contents note:
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Mythical paradise. Introduction : welcome to the present -- Space utilization : a moral imperative -- The formation of earth and the solar system -- Earth before people : utopia or nightmare? -- Paradise lost? The environmental dilemma : progress or collapse? -- An exploding population -- Climate change -- Vanishing life -- Diminishing energy -- Humans before the industrial age : a desirable ecological goal? -- Sky harvest. Raw materials from space -- Power from the sun -- Environmental monitoring from space -- Protecting earth -- Mitigating global warming using planetary engineering -- Mitigating global warming using space-based approaches -- Settling the solar system -- An optimistic future -- Afterword : why space advocates and environmentalists should work together -- Appendix 1. The current NASA approach to human life support in space -- Appendix 2. NASA's current plans for human exploration above low earth orbit include the multi-purpose crewed vehicle (Orion) and the huge space launch system (SLS) booster -- Appendix 3. Mitigating global warming using ground-based (terrestrial) geoengineering -- Appendix 4. Mitigating global warming using space-based geoengineering
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Format :
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In print
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