Essays link Gaian science to such global environmental quandaries
as climate change and biodiversity destruction, providing
perspectives from science, philosophy, politics, and technology.
Gaian theory, which holds that Earth's physical and biological
processes are inextricably bound to form a self-regulating system,
is more relevant than ever in light of increasing concerns about
global climate change. The Gaian paradigm of Earth as a living
system, first articulated by James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis in
the 1970s, has inspired a burgeoning body of researchers working
across disciplines that range from physics and biology to
philosophy and politics. Gaia in Turmoil reflects this disciplinary
richness and intellectual diversity, with contributions (including
essays by both Lovelock and Margulis) that approach the topic from
a wide variety of perspectives, discussing not only Gaian science
but also global environmental problems and Gaian ethics and
education. Contributors focus first on the science of Gaia,
considering such topics as the workings of the biosphere, the
planet's water supply, and evolution; then discuss Gaian
perspectives on global environmental change, including biodiversity
destruction and global warming; and finally explore the influence
of Gaia on environmental policy, ethics, politics, technology,
economics, and education. Gaia in Turmoil breaks new ground by
focusing on global ecological problems from the perspectives of
Gaian science and knowledge, focusing especially on the challenges
of climate change and biodiversity destruction. Contributors David
Abram, Donald Aitken, Connie Barlow, J. Baird Callicott, Bruce
Clarke, Eileen Crist, Tim Foresman, Stephan Harding, Barbara
Harwood, Tim Lenton, Eugene Linden, Karen Litfin, James Lovelock,
Lynn Margulis, Bill McKibben, Martin Ogle, H. Bruce Rinker,
Mitchell Thomashow, Tyler Volk, Hywel Williams
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