TY - BOOK AU - Lovelock,James TI - Gaia: the practical science of planetary medicine SN - 0195216741 U1 - 508.01 PY - 2000/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Biosphere KW - Environmental protection KW - Gaia hypothesis KW - Geobiology KW - Philosophy KW - Nature conservation N1 - First published in the United Kingdom in 1991 by Gaia Books Limited; Author's preface. - Introduction. - Ch. 1. Recognizing Gaia. - Ch. 2. Anatomy. - Ch. 3. Physiology. - Ch. 4. Epigenesis. - Ch. 5. Biochemistry and the cell. - Ch. 6. Metabolism and planetary biochemistry. - Ch. 7. Physiology and climate regulation. - Ch. 8. The people plague. - Conclusion. - Glossary. - Index. - Bibliography. - Acknowledgements N2 - Gaia : Practical Medicine for the Planet offers the most comprehensive analysis of our origins, our reasons for existence, and our likely future. Beautifully illustrated and clearly presented, this extraordinary volume does justice to an arguable yet momentous theory, making it accessible to a wide audience of scientists and non-scientists alike. - Back cover ER -