Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth
James E. Lovelock, "Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth"
ISBN: 0192862189 | 2000 | EPUB/PDF| 176 pages | 2 MB/8 MB
In this work that continues to inspire its many readers, Jim Lovelock puts forward his idea that life on earth functions as a single organism. Written for non-scientists, Gaia is a journey through time and space in search of evidence with which to support a new and radically different model of our planet.
In contrast to conventional belief that living matter is passive in the face of threats to its existence, the book explores the hypothesis that the Earth's living matter air, ocean, and land surfaces forms a complex system that has the capacity to keep the Earth a fit place for life. Since Gaia was first published, many of Jim Lovelock's predictions have come true and his theory has become a hotly argued topic in scientific circles. This book is intended for students at school or college following courses in environmental studies, ecology, or general studies; environmentalists.