Embracing the Anthropocene: Managing Human Impact: A Conversation with Mark Maslin

This book is based on an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and Mark Maslin, Professor of Geography at University College London. The conversation explores Prof. Maslin’s research on the Anthropocene which according to his definition began when human impacts on the planet irrevocably started to change the course of the Earth’s biological and geographical trajectory, leading to climate change, loss of biodiversity, deforestation, and more.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, On Being A Superpower, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Becoming A Geographer - A serendipitous journey
II. The Anthropocene - Exploring three starting dates
III. What We Know - Ice ages, snowballs and hockey sticks
IV. Unchecked Opinion - Examining beliefs
V. Planetary Perspectives - Which type of Anthropocene do we want?
VI. Becoming Social - Investigating a watershed moment
This book is also part of the five-part compendium, Conversations About Anthropology & Sociology, which features Frans de Waal, Ian Stewart, Mark Maslin, Joseph Curtin, and Fred Gitelman. This Ideas Roadshow Collection is available in paperback, hardcover and electronic format.
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations: Presented in an accessible, conversational format, Ideas Roadshow books not only explore frontline academic research featuring world-leading researchers, including 3 Nobel Laureates, but also reveal the inspirations and personal journeys behind the research.