Brave Green World: How Science Can Save Our Planet by Chris Forman (English) Pap

Description: Brave Green World by Chris Forman, Claire Asher How we can harness cutting-edge biology and manufacturing to fight waste and pollution.How we can harness cutting-edge biology and manufacturing to fight waste and pollution.In Nature, there is little chemical waste; nearly every atom is a resource to be utilized by organisms, ensuring that all the available matter remains in a perpetual cycle. By contrast, human systems of energy production and manufacturing are linear; the end product is waste. In Brave Green World, Chris Forman and Claire Asher show what our linear systems can learn from the efficient circularity of ecosystems. They offer an unblinkered yet realistic and positive vision of a future in which we can combine biology and manufacturing to solve our central problems of waste and pollution. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Chris Forman is a physicist with a PhD in protein engineering, conducting research at Northwestern University into the organization of soft matter using experimental, theoretical, and computational approaches. Claire Asher is a biologist with a PhD in evolution and genetics, specializing in the behavior of ants. A widely published science writer, she has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Bloomsbury Theatre and appeared on BBC 4 and BBC Radio 4. Table of Contents Foreword by Dame Ellen MacArthur Chapter One: Planet Energy Where does planet earth find its energy? Chapter Two: Circular Ecology Solutions found by nature Chapter Three: Humanitys Linear Systems Where the end product is waste Chapter Four: The 3D Printer The game-changer of additive manufacturing Chapter Five: Synthetic Biology Creating a new kind of biologies Chapter Six: Emergence -When whats made is more than the sum of its parts Chapter Seven: Artificial Intelligence Algorithms -The magic ingredient Chapter Eight: The Digital Process -Smart materials Chapter Nine: The Cities of the Future -Log on and print out your shopping Chapter Ten: Taking It Further -Space travel and the bottleneck Review "Humans are superb problem-solvers, and the authors make a convincing case that technology will mitigate at least some of the devastation we are inflicting on the Earth… An ingenious, if highly speculative, save-the-planet proposal that emphasizes science over politics." – Kirkus Reviews"Nothing is wasted in natural systems, yet humankind produces ever-increasing levels of waste. Scientists and science communicators Chris Forman and Claire Asher consider the cycles in nature and how our linear system — production leading to waste — can learn from the cyclical efficiency of ecosystems." – Nature Climate Change"[Brave Green World] is an exciting and original contribution to the discussion around sustainability, and it certainly refreshes my appreciation for nature, which has evolved the incredibly complex, ordered and efficient systems that we wish to emulate." – Physics World Review Quote "Humans are superb problem-solvers, and the authors make a convincing case that technology will mitigate at least some of the devastation we are inflicting on the Earth... An ingenious, if highly speculative, save-the-planet proposal that emphasizes science over politics." - Kirkus Reviews Details ISBN0262044463 Author Claire Asher Short Title Brave Green World Pages 256 Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 0262044463 ISBN-13 9780262044462 Format Paperback Subtitle How Science Can Save Our Planet Publication Date 2021-03-30 UK Release Date 2021-03-30 Imprint MIT Press Country of Publication United States Illustrations 100 + colour images AU Release Date 2021-03-30 NZ Release Date 2021-03-30 US Release Date 2021-03-30 Publisher MIT Press Ltd DEWEY 338.927 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:131766186;

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