02082cam a2200325 i 4500 358477241 TxAuBib 20181004120000.0 180907s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2018184508 9780691181202 24.95 0691181209 24.95 eng rda TxAuBib rda Bjornerud, Marcia. Timefulness [BOOK] : how thinking like a geologist can help save the world / Marcia Bjornerud. Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2018. vi, 208 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-202) and index. Our everyday lives are shaped by processes that vastly predate us, and our habits will in turn have consequences that will outlast us by generations. Timefulness reveals how knowing the rhythms of Earth's deep past and conceiving of time as a geologist does can give us the perspective we need for a more sustainable future. Marcia Bjornerud shows how geologists chart the planet's past, explaining how we can determine the pace of solid Earth processes such as mountain building and erosion and comparing them with the more unstable rhythms of the oceans and atmosphere. These overlapping rates of change in the Earth system-some fast, some slow-demand a poly-temporal worldview, one that Bjornerud calls “timefulness.” She explains why timefulness is vital in the Anthropocene, this human epoch of accelerating planetary change, and proposes sensible solutions for building a more time-literate society. Provided by publisher. 20181004. Nature Effect of human beings on. Human geography Social aspects. Sustainability. Time perception Social aspects. Time perception. Human ecology.