Finding Higher Ground: Adaptation in the Age of Warming
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- 出版社 Beacon Press
- 出版时间 2012年5月
- ISBN 9780807084991
- 定价 161.00
内容简介
Whilemuchoftheglobalwarmingconversationrightlyfocusesonreducingourcarbonfootprint,therealityisthatevenifweweretoimmediatelyceaseemissions,wewouldstillfaceclimatechangeintothenextmillennium.InFindingHigherGround,AmySeidltakestheuniquelypositive—yetrealistic—positionthathumansandanimalscanadaptandpersistdespitethesechanges.Drawingonanemergingbodyofscientificresearch,Seidlbringsusstoriesofadaptationfromthenaturalworldandfromhumancommunities.Sheoffersexamplesofhowplants,insects,birds,andmammalsarealreadyadaptingbothbehaviorallyandgenetically.Whilesomespecieswillbeunabletoadapttonewconditionsquicklyenoughtosurvive,Seidlarguesthatthosethatdocanshowushowtoincreaseourowncapacityforresilienceifweworktochangeourcollectivebehavior.Inlookingatclimatechangeasanopportunitytoestablishnewculturalnorms,Seidlinspiresreaderstomovebeyondlossandoffersarefreshingcalltoevolve.FromtheHardcoveredition.,
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