TY - BOOK AU - Steinmetz,George AU - Revkin,Andrew TI - The human planet: Earth at the dawn of the anthropocene SN - 9781419742774 (hbk) PY - 2020/// CY - New York PB - Abrams KW - Steinmetz, George. KW - Landscape photography KW - Aerial photography KW - Nature KW - Effect of human beings on KW - Pictorial works KW - Human ecology KW - Geology, Stratigraphic KW - Anthropocene KW - Photobooks KW - lcgft N1 - Introduction: the dawn of the Anthropocene -- Our dynamic Earth -- Harvesting the biosphere -- The human footprint -- Afterword: the accidental environmentalist / George Steinmetz N2 - A dynamic aerial exploration of our changing planet, published on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The Human Planet is a sweeping visual chronicle of the Earth today from a photographer who has circled the globe to report on such urgent issues as climate change, sustainable agriculture, and the ever-expanding human footprint. George Steinmetz is at home on every continent, documenting both untrammeled nature and the human project that relentlessly redesigns the planet in its quest to build shelter, grow food, generate energy, and create beauty through art and architecture. In his images, accompanied by authoritative text by renowned science writer Andrew Revkin, we are encountering the dramatic and perplexing new face of our ancient home ER -