Another shining example of the Very Short Introductions series, Earth System Science: A Very Short Introduction is a great way to study of our world.

What does this book cover? 

This heavily illustrated edition of Earth System Science: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) is a broad overview of the many systems which interact to form and balance our world – and the factors destabilising that balance. It explores how everything from the rock of the earth to the soil, the biosphere and the atmosphere interact. This exploration of Earth Science includes physics, atmospheric science, oceanography, biology, geology and terrestrial geography.

Important features of this book include:

• An explanation of how the world came to be the way it is
• The latest thought on how humanity evolved within that world
• Conceptualisations of how the earth’s systems can become sustainable despite humanity’s influence

About the Author

Tim Lenton is the Chair in Climate Change and Earth Systems Science at the University of Exeter. His research focuses on Earth System Models, looking at the behaviour of the world as a closed, interlocking system. He helped to develop the Gaia Hypothesis, and works to reconcile it with traditional evolutionary theory.

In Earth System Science: A Very Short Introduction, he explains how humans can find a less disruptive place in the earth’s system.