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Author(s): Hauser R
Published: September, 2011
Publisher: IEEE Technology and Society Magazine
Tags: Politics
URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=06017270
Abstract: Presents reviews of the following books: "Climate Wars: the Fight for Survival as the World Overheats" (Gwyer, G.L.;2010); "How to Cool the Planet: Geoengineering and the Audacious Quest to Fix Earth??s Climate" (Goodell, J.;2010); "Hack the Planet: Science??s Best Hope ?? or Worst Nightmare ?? for Averting Climate" (Kintisch, E.; 2010) and "The Climate Fix: What Scientists and Politicians Won??t Tell you about Global Warming" (Pielke, R.; 2010.
Author(s): Keith DW
Published: January, 2000
Publisher: IEEE Technology and Society Magazine
DOI: 10.1109/44.890079
Tags: Earth System Management
Abstract: Responds to B. Allenby (see ibid., p.10-24) who argues the case for Earth systems engineering and management (ESEM). In advocating ESEM, Allenby stresses the extent of human transformation of the environment, arguing that the Earth has become a human artifact. He implies that, if the world is an artifact, then it is naive to try to maintain a landscape in its natural state, and naive to practice stewardship. I argue that while one may accept that artificiality demands active management, one ought to reject the claim that the world is now artificial. We should learn to control our environmental imprint before embarking on active planetary management.
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