TY - BOOK AU - Steffen,W.L. TI - Global change and the earth system: a planet under pressure SN - 3540408002 AV - GE149 .G5271 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - Berlin PB - Springer KW - Global environmental change KW - Nature KW - Effect of human beings on KW - Human ecology N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; An integrated earth system -- Planetary machinery: the dynamics of the earth system prior to significant human influence -- The Anthropocene Era: how humans are changing the earth system -- Reverberations of change: the responses of the earth system to human activities -- Living with global change: consequences of changes in the earth system for human well-being -- Towards earth system science and global sustainability ER -