Know Your World: A Geographer's Guide To The Anthropocene Age
Author | : John J. Moran |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 2017-01-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781326913311 |
ISBN-13 | : 132691331X |
Rating | : 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Download or read book Know Your World: A Geographer's Guide To The Anthropocene Age written by John J. Moran and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-01-25 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Darwin named Geography as 'Queen of the sciences'. His observations of geographical connections had revealed the phenomenon of Life in a remarkably structured Earth-world as inter-locked dynamic systems. This 'Systems View of Life' is reviving at a time when we are facing a crisis of collapse in world systems, and the prospect of a breaking world, as a result of reckless human activities driven by amoral values. We are all geographers, embarked on a voyage in search of the optimum location with the promise of support and betterment of our future living conditions. But, for most of the world's people, this is an experience of Life fraught with hardship and deprivation. Compelled to take stock of our deteriorating environment, as well as to question the values we hold, the message is that we have the collective restorative power of geographical knowledge which can be applied to achieve a better world.