书目

Earth Then and Now

内容简介

"EarthThenandNow"recordsthedramaticwayinwhichourplanethaschangedinjustthepasthundredyears.Itdrawsonthecombinedphotographicarchivesofprint,picture,andspaceagenciestocreateapowerfulcollectionofimages.Eachpairofphotographshasbeenselectedtotellacompellingstory-ofameltingglacier,anever-risingcityscapeoranaturaldisaster-presentingastarkvisualcomparison.Ononepage,weareshownapartoftheworldasitwas,five,ten,twenty,fifty,orevenmorethanonehundredyearsago.Onthefacingpage,wehavethesameplaceasitlookstoday.ConcisecaptionsexplainthefactsandthenleaveustodrawourownconclusionsabouttheEarththenandnowandabouttheEarthtocome.

作者简介

FredPearcehasreportedonscience,environment,anddevelopmentissuesfrom64countriesoverthepast15years.EnvironmentconsultantofNewScientistmagazineandaregularcontributortotheIndependent,FredhasalsowrittenreportsandarticlesforWWF,theUNEnvironmentProgramme,theRedCross,UNESCO,theWorldBank,theIntermediateTechnologyDevelopmentGroup,andtheUKEnvironmentAgency.Hisbookshavebeentranslatedintoeightlanguages.

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