Description
| Product ID: | 9781399800136 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | A Natural History of the Future |
| Subtitle: | What the Laws of Biology Tell Us About the Destiny of the Human Species |
| Authors: | Author: Rob Dunn |
| Page Count: | 320 |
| Subjects: | Environmental policy and protocols, Environmental policy & protocols, Climate change, Nature and the natural world: general interest, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Climate change, Natural history, The Earth: natural history general |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A leading ecologist argues that if humankind is to survive on a fragile planet, we must understand and obey its iron laws. Over the past century, our species has made unprecedented technological innovations with which we have sought to control nature. In A Natural History of the Future, biologist Rob Dunn argues that such efforts are futile. We may see ourselves as life''s overlords, but we are instead at its mercy. In the evolution of antibiotic resistance, the power of natural selection to create biodiversity, and even the surprising life of the London Underground, Dunn finds laws of life that no human activity can annul. When we create artificial islands of crops, dump toxic waste, or build communities, we provide new materials for old laws to shape. Life''s future flourishing is not in question. Ours is. |
| Imprint Name: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | John Murray Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-02-02 |
