Earth Then and Now
Author(s): Fred Pearce
"Earth Then and Now" records the dramatic way in which our planet has changed in just the past hundred years. It draws on the combined photographic archives of print, picture, and space agencies to create a powerful collection of images. Each pair of photographs has been selected to tell a compelling story - of a melting glacier, an ever-rising cityscape or a natural disaster - presenting a stark visual comparison. On one page, we are shown a part of the world as it was, five, ten, twenty, fifty, or even more than one hundred years ago. On the facing page, we have the same place as it looks today. Concise captions explain the facts and then leave us to draw our own conclusions about the Earth then and now and about the Earth to come.
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Highly topical and graphic evidence for headline issues such as global warming. An astonishing, page-turning collection of visual comparisons. Updated to include the latest images. For all those interested in the environment. Anyone fascinated by remarkable photography of the world around us. All those attracted to the many smaller-scale local Then and Now books.
Fred Pearce has reported on science, environment, and development issues from 64 countries over the past 15 years. Environment consultant of New Scientist magazine and a regular contributor to the Independent, Fred has also written reports and articles for WWF, the UN Environment Programme, the Red Cross, UNESCO, the World Bank, the Intermediate Technology Development Group, and the UK Environment Agency. His books have been translated into eight languages.
Foreword Introduction Environmental Change Industrialization Urbanization Forces of Nature War Travel and Tourism Index
General Fields
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- : Octopus Publishing Group
- : Mitchell Beazley
- : 31 October 2010
- : 200mm X 165mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 December 2010
- : 01 July 2013
- : books
Special Fields
- : Fred Pearce
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 550
- : 288
- : 250 photographs and satellite images
