The Revenge of Gaia

Resumen del libro

James Lovelock's bestselling "The Revenge of Gaia: Why the Earth is Fighting Back - and How we can Still Save Humanity" is a dire warning against the unchecked growth of civilization. 'Despite all our efforts to retreat sustainably, we may be unable to prevent a global decline into a chaotic world ruled by brutal warlords on a devastated Earth...' For thousands of years, humans have exploited the planet without counting the cost. Now Gaia, the living Earth, is fighting back.

As the polar icecaps shrink and the global temperature rises, we approach the point of no return. Sustainable development, Lovelock argues, is no longer possible, and the only open to us may be a 'sustainable retreat'. This is the one book you must read to find out what is happening, how bad it will get - and how we can survive.

Biografía del autor

James Lovelock es el creador de la hipótesis de Gaia (ahora llamada teoría de Gaia ). Entre sus numerosos libros sobre el tema se incluyen Gaia: Una nueva mirada a la vida en la Tierra, La venganza de Gaia, El rostro desaparecido de Gaia y Un viaje duro hacia el futuro. Autor de más de 200 artículos científicos, fue elegido miembro de la Royal Society en 1974.