Pushing Our Limits : Insights from Biosphere 2

Pushing Our Limits : Insights from Biosphere 2 / Mark Nelson.

Biospherian Mark Nelson offers insider perspectives on Biosphere 2 and bold insights into today's global ecological challenges--Provided by publisher.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nelson, Mark, 1947- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Biosphere 2 (Project)
Ecology > Research.
NATURE > Natural Resources.
Ecology > Research
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Contents; Preface: What Have I Gotten Myself Into?; Acknowledgments; 1. Build a Biosphere: What Were We Thinking?; 2. Meet the Biospherians; 3. A Technosphere that Protects and Serves Life; 4. â#x80;#x9C;Every Breath You Take, Every Step You Makeâ#x80;#x9D;; 5. Carbon Dioxide: Atmospheric Management of a Small World; 6. Farming as If There Were a Tomorrow; 7. Déjà Vu: The Water Recycles; 8. Wilderness Biomes; 9. Building a Rainforest; Color Gallery; 10. Whatâ#x80;#x99;s a World Without an Ocean?; 11. Theyâ#x80;#x99;re Mangroves, Not Mangoes!; 12. Down from the Trees: Sweet Home, Our Savanna.
  • 13. The Desert Goes Its Own Way14. Oxygen: The Missing Element; 15. Humans: The Most Unstable Element; 16. Connected! The Biospherian Experience; 17. Re-entry; 18. The Afterglow; Conclusion: A Time to Tear Down, A Time to Rebuild; Notes; Index.

Similar Items