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Anthropogenic Fire As The Hinge Between Earth System And Strata

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Anthropogenic Fire As The Hinge Between Earth System And Strata. Clark, Nigel (Author). 2022. Berlin: Haus der Kulturen der Welt .

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title = "Anthropogenic Fire As The Hinge Between Earth System And Strata",
abstract = "The control of fire plays a fundamental role in human history and cultural evolution. However, with increased anthropogenic combustion of fossil fuels—and, indeed, decreased combustion of biomass—fire acquires novel significance as a potent instrument of geo-technological agency. In this essay, human geographer Nigel Clark discusses fire as an integrative marker of the Anthropocene, positioning it at the momentous interface between Earth system changes and lithic strata.",
keywords = "Anthropocene, fire, Earth System Science, geology, combustive justice, wildfire",
author = "Nigel Clark",
year = "2022",
month = apr,
day = "21",
language = "English",
publisher = "Haus der Kulturen der Welt ",

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AU - Clark, Nigel

PY - 2022/4/21

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N2 - The control of fire plays a fundamental role in human history and cultural evolution. However, with increased anthropogenic combustion of fossil fuels—and, indeed, decreased combustion of biomass—fire acquires novel significance as a potent instrument of geo-technological agency. In this essay, human geographer Nigel Clark discusses fire as an integrative marker of the Anthropocene, positioning it at the momentous interface between Earth system changes and lithic strata.

AB - The control of fire plays a fundamental role in human history and cultural evolution. However, with increased anthropogenic combustion of fossil fuels—and, indeed, decreased combustion of biomass—fire acquires novel significance as a potent instrument of geo-technological agency. In this essay, human geographer Nigel Clark discusses fire as an integrative marker of the Anthropocene, positioning it at the momentous interface between Earth system changes and lithic strata.

KW - Anthropocene

KW - fire

KW - Earth System Science

KW - geology

KW - combustive justice

KW - wildfire

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PB - Haus der Kulturen der Welt

CY - Berlin

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