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Earth Then and Now: Amazing Images of Our Changing World - Hardcover - GOOD
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- ISBN
- 9781554072989
- Book Title
- Earth Then and Now : Amazing Images of Our Changing World
- Item Length
- 11.2in
- Publisher
- Firefly Books, The Limited
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Genre
- Photography, Nature, Science, Social Science
- Topic
- Human Geography, Ecology, Subjects & Themes / Landscapes, Earth Sciences / General
- Item Width
- 8.8in
- Item Weight
- 0 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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300 stunning before-and-after photographs that show the staggering transformation of our world. Earth Then and Now records the dramatic way our planet has changed over the past century. On one page is a specific part of the world as it was 5, 20, 50 or even 100 years ago. On the facing page is the same place as it looks today. Each stark visual comparison tells a compelling story -- a melting glacier, an expanding desert, an encroaching cityscape, a natural disaster. Earth Then and Now reminds us that nothing is without a cost. Highly topical and thought provoking chapters in this book include: Environmental change : Bearing witness to the effects of global warming Industrialization : Revealing the hidden costs of "progress" Urbanization : Showing the effects of our spreading cities Natural disasters : Reminding us of the power of nature War : Using comparisons to show the impact of armed conflict Travel and tourism : Illustrating the predatory nature of development. Concise captions explain the facts and then allow the reader to draw personal conclusions. Anyone concerned about the environment will enjoy and appreciate Earth Then and Now .
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Firefly Books, The Limited
ISBN-10
1554072980
ISBN-13
9781554072989
eBay Product ID (ePID)
59933361
Product Key Features
Book Title
Earth Then and Now : Amazing Images of Our Changing World
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Human Geography, Ecology, Subjects & Themes / Landscapes, Earth Sciences / General
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Photography, Nature, Science, Social Science
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
11.2in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
8.8in
Item Weight
0 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Tr786.P43 2007
Grade from
Ninth Grade
Reviews
The photographs speak for themselves.... "Earth Then and Now" is an interesting and often beautiful look at our planet, warts and all. Recommended for all residents of said planet., If you keep thinking the world ain't want it used to be, well, you may be right. Compare for yourself with Earth Then and Now., It will absorb and surprise you in unexpected ways.... a thought-provoking view of humankind's best achievements and worst mistakes., This book is an eye-opener for detractors of global warming ... a picture is worth a thousand words and Pearce has been able to capture the devastating human imprint we are leaving behind.... It is definitely a book that environmentalists lobbying our federal and provincial governments may wnt to purchase and present to their favorite politicians with the appropriate dedication inscribed on the inside cover., That times have changed is immediately obvious when you leaf through this book.... From shrinking polar ice caps to car pollution in Kathmandu, [Fred] Pearce shows man's potential to harm the earth, but also his ability to repair it. This book is a must-read for all generations., That times have changed is immediately obvious when you leaf through this book.... a must-read for all generations., Readers will find plenty of stimulation in this collection for creating their own little patch of paradise., Selected as a 2008 'Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers' by the Young Adult Library Services Association., These stark visual images show that as human population increases, the impact on the environment is soaring., An interesting and often beautiful look at our planet, warts and all. Recommended for all residents of said planet., The preponderance of photographs in this book document changes tied directly to human activity. ... These pictures drive the point home with a vengeance., It will absorb and surprise you in unexpected ways.... a thought-provoking view of humankind's best achievements and worst mistakes. This collection proves, perhaps once and for all, that a picture's worth a thousand words., Explores celebrated public and private gardens...but each example also illustrate the possibilities for...gardeners to apply to their own backyards., Earth Then and Now is an engaging coffee table book that could easily be updated every five or 10 years with new photos comparing the drastic and dramatic changes our planet continues to experience., An eye-opener [and] definitely a book that environmentalists ... may want to purchase and present to their favorite politicians., This book is a sobering look at what can happen, and one wonders how future volumes of this book will present the world? Fred Pearce gives a blueprint of past and present, as we anticipate the future.
Table of Content
Map Contents Foreword by Zac Goldsmith Introduction Environmental Change Trift Glacier, Switzerland Cordillera Blanca, Peru Grinnell Glacier, United States Rhône Glacier, Switzerland Upsala Glacier, Patagonia Stieregg Restaurant, Switzerland Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania Filchner Ice Shelf, Antarctica Larsen B Ice Shelf, Antarctica Arctic Ocean, North Pole Lake Dongting, China Venice, Italy Yellow River, China Hitzacker, Germany Lake Chad, Africa River Rhine, Germany Aral Sea, Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan Maldives, Indian Ocean Carysfort Reef, Florida Keys, United States Sakhalin Forest, Russia Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China Ozone Layer, Antarctica Urbanization Hong Kong, China Aberdeen Harbour, Hong Kong, China Dubai, United Arab Emirates Mexico City, Mexico San Francisco, United States City Hall, San Francisco, United States Seattle, United States Santa Cruz, Bolivia Tokyo, Japan Buenos Aires, Argentina Skye Bridge, Scotand Millau Viaduct, France Sprogo Island, Denmark Vale of Neath, Wales Beijing, China Avenue Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil Kathmandu, Nepal Sydney, Australia Gibraltar, Mediterranean Sea Canary Wharf, London, England Seoul, South Korea Downtown, Singapore Bilbao, Spain Las Vegas, United States Los Angeles, United States Land Transformation Glen Canyon, United States Three Gorges, China Ataturk Dam, Turkey Anatolia, Turkey Panama Canal, Central America Wadi as Sirhan, Saudi Arabia Machala, Ecuador Almeria, Spain Para, Brazil Rondonia, Brazil Subtropical Forest, South America Gifford Pinchot National Forest, United States Bingham Canyon, United States Atacama Desert, Chile Cape York, Australia Nauru, Pacific Ocean Vancouver, Canada Isahaya Bay, Japan Pripyat, Ukraine St. Peter''s Basilica, Rome, Vatican City Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Forces of Nature Surtsey Island, Atlantic Ocean Heimaey Island, Atlantic Ocean Mount St. Helens, United States Mount St. Helens, United States Mount Kilauea, United States Montserrat, Caribbean Mount Pinatubo, Philippines Mount Cook, New Zealand Bam, Iran Anchorage, Alaska, United States Yungay, Peru Makhri, Pakistan Scarborough, England Twelve Apostles, Australia Aceh, Sumatra Aceh, Sumatra New Orleans, United States New Orleans, United States Betsiboka River, Madagascar Missouri River, United States South Dakota, United States Atacama Desert, Chile War and Conflict Passchendaele, Belgium The Somme, France London, England Caen, Normandy, France Hohenzollern Bridge, Cologne, Germany Frauenkirche, Dresden, Germany Leningrad, Russia Tarawa, Pacific Ocean Trinity Site, New Mexico, United States Nagasaki, Japan Hiroshima, Japan Mekong River, Vietnam Mesopotamian Marshes, Iraq Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany Mostar Bridge, Bosnia Beirut, Lebanon Qalqilya, Palestine Twin Towers, New York, United States Leisure and Culture Mount Rushmore, United States Luxor Temple, Egypt Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan Mayan Temple, Central America Cleopatra''s Needle, Egypt/England London Bridge, England/United States Great Wall, China Qinghai-Tibet Railway, Tibet Woodstock, United States Zermatt, Switzerland Zugspitze, Barvaria, Germany Cornwall, England Shenzhen, China Dal Lake, India Paris, France Jumeirah Beach, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Benidorm, Spain Index Acknowledgements
Copyright Date
2007
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2008-297376
Dewey Decimal
779/.36
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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