TY - GEN AB - This perspective of this book views Earth's various layers as a whole system, and tries to understand how to achieve harmony and sustainable development between human society and nature, with the theme of "habitability of the Earth." This book is one effort at providing an overview of some of the recent exciting advances Chinese geoscientists have made. It is the concerted team effort of a group of researchers from diverse backgrounds to generalize their vision for Earth science in the next 10 years. The book is intended for scholars, administrators of the Science and Technology policy department, and science research funding agencies. This is an open access book. CN - QE26.3 DO - 10.1007/978-981-19-2783-6 DO - doi ID - 1431512 KW - Earth sciences. KW - Sustainable development. LK - https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-981-19-2783-6 N2 - This perspective of this book views Earth's various layers as a whole system, and tries to understand how to achieve harmony and sustainable development between human society and nature, with the theme of "habitability of the Earth." This book is one effort at providing an overview of some of the recent exciting advances Chinese geoscientists have made. It is the concerted team effort of a group of researchers from diverse backgrounds to generalize their vision for Earth science in the next 10 years. The book is intended for scholars, administrators of the Science and Technology policy department, and science research funding agencies. This is an open access book. SN - 9789811927836 SN - 9811927839 T1 - Past, present and future of a habitable Earth :the development strategy of earth science 2021 to 2030 / TI - Past, present and future of a habitable Earth :the development strategy of earth science 2021 to 2030 / UR - https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-981-19-2783-6 ER -