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Introduction to Earth and Planetary System Science [electronic resource] : New View of Earth, Planets and Humans / by Naotatsu Shikazono.

By: Shikazono, Naotatsu [author.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2012Description: XII, 177p. 80 illus. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9784431540588.Subject(s): Geography | Geochemistry | Planetology | Ecology | Earth Sciences | Geochemistry | Earth Sciences, general | Geoecology/Natural Processes | PlanetologyDDC classification: 551.9 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Constituent components of earth system -- Material circulation in earth -- Nature-humans interaction -- Universe-sun system -- Evolution of the earth system -- Modern view in nature and humans.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: A stable sustainable human society cannot be achieved without an understanding of the earth’s surface environment and the earth’s interior as it influences the surface, and of the interactions between humans and nature. According to earth system science, the earth system consists of subsystems, such as the atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere, and humans, and the interactions among these subsystems. This book presents basic information on material science, the interaction between subsystems, and nature–human interactions. More specifically, chapters focus on the constituent materials of the earth and planets (rocks, water, carbon dioxide, etc.); interactions among subsystems (atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere, humans);  dynamics of the earth system (plate tectonics, plume tectonics, global geochemical cycles including the earth’s interior); nature–human interaction (disasters, resources, environmental problems); and the origin and evolution of the earth and planetary system. Earth and planetary system science proposes the concept of “earth environmental co-oriented human society,” which could prove safe, stable, and sustainable in the long term.
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Constituent components of earth system -- Material circulation in earth -- Nature-humans interaction -- Universe-sun system -- Evolution of the earth system -- Modern view in nature and humans.

A stable sustainable human society cannot be achieved without an understanding of the earth’s surface environment and the earth’s interior as it influences the surface, and of the interactions between humans and nature. According to earth system science, the earth system consists of subsystems, such as the atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere, and humans, and the interactions among these subsystems. This book presents basic information on material science, the interaction between subsystems, and nature–human interactions. More specifically, chapters focus on the constituent materials of the earth and planets (rocks, water, carbon dioxide, etc.); interactions among subsystems (atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere, humans);  dynamics of the earth system (plate tectonics, plume tectonics, global geochemical cycles including the earth’s interior); nature–human interaction (disasters, resources, environmental problems); and the origin and evolution of the earth and planetary system. Earth and planetary system science proposes the concept of “earth environmental co-oriented human society,” which could prove safe, stable, and sustainable in the long term.

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