Urgency in the Anthropocene (The MIT Press)

Synopsis

Is This The Anthropocene? The Age In Which Humans Have Become A Geological Force, Leaving Indelible Signs Of Their Activities On The Earth. The Narrative Of The Anthropocene So Far Is Characterized By Extremes, Emergencies, And Exceptions-a Tale Of Apocalypse By Our Own Hands. The Sense Of Ongoing Crisis Emboldens Policy And Governance Responses That Challenge Established Systems Of Sovereignty And Law. The Once Unacceptable-geoengineering Technology, For Example, Or Authoritarian Decision Making-are Now Anticipated And Even Demanded. In This Book, Amanda Lynch And Siri Veland Propose A Reframing Of The Anthropocene-seeing It Not As A Race Against Catastrophe But As An Age Of Emerging Coexistence With Earth System Variability. Whose Anthropocene? -- Urgency Manifest -- Urgent Policy -- Urgent Governance -- Coexistence. Amanda H. Lynch And Siri Veland. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.