Earth's Amphibious Transformation: The History and Present of the Oceanic Anthropocene (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781009734783)

In the first history of the oceanic Anthropocene, Stefan Huebner explores the twentieth-century extension of human habitats into oceanic spaces. He shows how the effects of this amphibious transformation have followed a very different trajectory from human-driven change on land, in terms of both socioeconomic development and environmental degradation. The extension of the human habitat through artificial islands such as seabed-fixed and floating structures has granted vertical access to Earth's different spatial layers, from the fossil fuels beneath the seabed to outer space. Huebner asks why this transformation occurred; how it has been shaped by political, economic, and environmental factors; and how it has altered marine environments. A deeper understanding of Earth's amphibious transformation compels us to reconsider the history and future of climate change, sea level rise, energy transitions, human-marine species interactions, globalization, and even urbanization, including floating cities. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.

Author: Stefan Huebner
ISBN-10: 1009734784
ISBN-13: 9781009734783
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/16/2026
Pages: 510
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.87lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.13d