@article{1386125,
      note = {"Report of the 91st Dahlem Workshop on Earth System  Analysis for Sustainabliity, Berlin, May 25-30, 2003"--Page  [ii].},
      author = {Schellnhuber, Hans-Joachim.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1386125},
      title = {Earth system analysis for sustainability /. Dahlem  Workshop on Earth System Analysis for Sustainability},
      publisher = {MIT Press in cooperation with Dahlem University Press,},
      abstract = {Earth System Analysis for Sustainability uses an  integrated systems approach to provide a panoramic view of  planetary dynamics since the inception of life some four  billion years ago and to identify principles for  responsible management of the global environment in the  future. Perceiving our planet as a single entity with  hypercomplex, often unpredictable behavior, the authors use  Earth system analysis to study global changes past and  future. They explore the question of whether the  unprecedented human-originated changes transforming the  ecosphere today will end a 10,000-year period of climate  stability.The book presents the complete story of the  inseparably intertwined evolution of life and matter on  Earth, focusing on four major topics: long-term  geosphere-biosphere interaction and the possibility of  using extrasolar planets to test various geophysical  hypotheses; the Quaternary Earth System's modes of  operation; current planetary dynamics under human pressure;  and transition to global sustainability. Written by leading  figures in the disciplines of geology, climatology,  evolution, biogeochemistry, macroeconomics, and  institutions theory, Earth System Analysis for  Sustainability analyzes the driving forces behind global  change and uses this knowledge to propose principles to  propose principles for global stewardship.},
      recid = {1386125},
      pages = {1 online resource (xiv, 454 pages) :},
      address = {Cambridge, Mass. :},
      year = {2004},
}