Spaceship Earth in the Environmental Age, 1960–1990

Sabine Hohler is Associate Professor of Science and Technology Studies at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. Originally trained as a physicist her research centres on the modern earth sciences and their perception of global spaces. Recent publications include Civilizing Nature: National Parks in a Global Historical Perspective (2012).

• Chapter 1 Capacity: Environment in a Century of Space; Chapter 2 Containment: The Ship as a Figure of Enclosure and Expansion; Chapter 3 Circulation: Ecological Life Support Systems; Chapter 4 Storage: The Lifeboats of Human Ecology; Chapter 5 Classification: Biosphere Reserves; Chapter 6 Departure: The Habitats of Tomorrow;

'for an overview of ecological thought and space-orientated science and technology, Hohler's book provides a well-researched series of compelling examples.' Thinking Like A Mountain