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024	7		_a10.1007/978-0-387-09796-1 _2doi
082	0	4	_a520 _223
100	1		_aBeech, Martin. _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aTerraforming _h[recurso electrónico] : _bThe Creating of Habitable Worlds / _cby Martin Beech.
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bSpringer New York, _c2009.
300			_aXI, 291 p. _bonline resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_arecurso en línea _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_atext file _bPDF _2rda
490	1		_aAstronomers' Universe, _x1614-659X
505	0		_aProlog: The Big Guns of Kugluktuk -- Life in the Solar System, and Beyond -- The Limits of the World -- In the Right Place at the Right Time -- The Terraforming of Mars -- The Terraforming of Venus -- An Abundance of Habitats.
520			_aWe all know that Earth's population is growing at an alarming rate, and vital resources are becoming scarce. There simply isn't enough space to grow the food the bulging human populations will need in the future. An energy crisis is also upon us. What happens when the oil runs out or becomes too costly to support us in the lifestyles to which we've become accustomed? What do we do? There are no easy solutions. Planned population growth would certainly be a possible solution, but there are probably already too many mouths too feed, and few nations would be willing to pass or enforce laws limiting their country's birth rate. Some scientists have suggested the answer lies in humankind's spacefaring nature and fantastic engineering capabilities. We know that there are other terrestrial bodies in our Solar System that share some features with Earth. Can they be made habitable, or at least be used to grow food or supply energy to Earth's expanding populations? What would it take? Which of those bodies are our best hope? Can we create an atmosphere where there is none or change a poisonous atmosphere to one we can breathe? These and other questions concerning modern-day realities and the future possibilities of terraforming-the science of making of new worlds (even extrasolar ones) habitable for humans-are tackled in this engrossing and revealing study by Martin Beech.
650		0	_aPHYSICS.
650		0	_aMETEOROLOGY.
650		0	_aPLANETOLOGY.
650		0	_aASTROPHYSICS.
650		0	_aASTRONOMY.
650	1	4	_aPHYSICS.
650	2	4	_aASTRONOMY, OBSERVATIONS AND TECHNIQUES.
650	2	4	_aPOPULAR SCIENCE IN ASTRONOMY.
650	2	4	_aEXTRATERRESTRIAL PHYSICS, SPACE SCIENCES.
650	2	4	_aPLANETOLOGY.
650	2	4	_aMETEOROLOGY/CLIMATOLOGY.
710	2		_aSpringerLink (Online service)
773	0		_tSpringer eBooks
776	0	8	_iPrinted edition: _z9780387097954
830		0	_aAstronomers' Universe, _x1614-659X
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09796-1 _zVer el texto completo en las instalaciones del CICY
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