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Title:
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Star ark : a living, self-sustaining spaceship
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Authors:
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Rachel Armstrong, Editor
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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New York, NY : Springer, 2016
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Series:
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Springer-Praxis books in space exploration
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-3-319-31040-4
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Format:
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xxii, 492 p. / col. ill. / 24 cm
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Bibliography note:
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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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TL1500
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Subjects:
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Architecture--Human factors
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Ecology
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Environmental design--Human factors
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Interstellar travel
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Life sciences
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Life support systems (Space environment)
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Outer space--Exploration
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Space architecture
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Space medicine
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Space vehicles--Design and construction
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Description:
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As space ventures have become more numerous, leading scientists and theorists have offered ways of building a living habitat in a hostile environment, taking an 'ecosystems' view of space colonization. The contributors to this volume take a radical multi-disciplinary view of the challenge of human space colonization through the ongoing project Persephone. This book fundamentally challenges prevalent ideas about sustainability and proposes a new approach to resource austerity and conservation and providing truly sustainable approaches that are life-promoting.
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Format :
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In print
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