Gaia in Action: Science of the Living Earth [Paperback]

Peter Bunyard (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0863152023 | ISBN-13: 978-0863152023 | Publication Date: May 1997

This book is a comprehensive anthology of the leading thinkers of Gaia theory. James Lovelock's Gaia Theory, which views the earth as a living organism, offers a vital alternative to our scientific and cultural outlook on the planet we inhabit. Gaia theory suggests the rich and revealing areas of scientific research, as well as inviting a critical look at some traditional aspects of our inherited scientific attitudes. Includes contributions from James Lovelock, Lynn Margulis, Peter Saunders, Michael Whitfield, Brian Goodwin, Mae-Wan Ho, David Abram and Kate Rawles.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'Few ideas since the Second World War have challenged prevailing orthodoxies as compelling as Jim Lovelock's Gaia hypothesis. More and more people are now out there surfing its ripples in one way or another, and some of the best of them are to be found in this collection.' -- Jonathon Porrit

About the Author

Peter Bunyard studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge and Harvard, and is adjunct faculty on the University of Boston Study Abroad Programme. A founding editor of The Ecologist magazine, he is a Fellow of the Linnean Society. He regularly lectures in South America on the climatic importance of the Amazonian rainforest. He is author of The Breakdown of Climate and Extreme Weather (both Floris Books).

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Floris Books (May 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0863152023
• ISBN-13: 978-0863152023
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,297,781 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)