Anthropocene as a Geological Time Unit: A Guide to the Scientific Evidence and Current Debate

The Anthropocene is a geological epoch defined by human actions that have significantly affected the Earth and its ecosystems, with evidence ranging from chemical signals to landscape changes and biological changes. This book presents an authoritative review of the Anthropocene for graduate students and academic researchers.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 382 pages
\n Publication date: 07 March 2019
\n Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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The Anthropocene, a term coined by Nobel Prize winner Paul Crutzen, has gained widespread attention in the public discourse as a descriptor for the period during which human activities have exerted a significant and profound impact on the Earth and its ecosystems. This comprehensive book presents compelling evidence supporting the classification of the Anthropocene as a geological epoch. Comprising a distinguished international team of experts, the authors have meticulously analyzed the potential inclusion of the Anthropocene in the geological time scale. The evidence presented spans a wide range, encompassing chemical signals originating from pollution, landscape transformations linked to urbanization, and biological alterations associated with species invasions and extinctions. By contextualizing global environmental change within the framework of planetary processes and deep geological time, the book enables readers to grasp the immense scale of human-driven transformation and compare it to significant transitions in Earth's history. This authoritative review serves as a valuable resource for graduate students and academic researchers across scientific, social science, and humanities disciplines, providing a comprehensive understanding of the Anthropocene and its profound implications for our planet.

\n Weight: 986g\n
Dimension: 195 x 253 x 23 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781108475235\n \n