The Environment and Science: Social Impact and InteractionBloomsbury Academic, 2005 M04 25 - 299 páginas A fascinating look at the historical relationship between environmental issues and scientific study, social attitudes, and public policy from the 17th century to the present. |
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... Gaia , " after the Greek goddess of the Earth . William Golding , author of Lord of the Flies and Lovelock's neighbor at the time , suggested the name as an explicit acknowledgement of the Earth's personal identity . Lovelock intended Gaia ...
... Gaia appealed to Eugene Odum and others who focused on the cycling of nutrients in ecosystems of varying sizes . In addition to elements and nutrients , the Gaia organism could also regulate physical factors like tem- perature . The ...
... Gaia hypothesis : Homage to Gaia : The Life of an Independent Sci- entist ( New York : Oxford University , 2000 ) . Gaia research updates appear in the Gaia Circular , a newsletter of the Society for Research and Education in the Earth ...
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Ecology and the Foundations of Environmental Science | 83 |
The Succession of Communities | 91 |
Protecting Species | 100 |
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