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The “Anthropocene”: neglects, misconceptions, and possible futures
Author(s) -
Rull Valentí
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.15252/embr.201744231
Subject(s) - anthropocene , politics , futures contract , context (archaeology) , environmental ethics , dystopia , futures studies , history , political science , sociology , archaeology , philosophy , law , financial economics , economics , artificial intelligence , computer science
Despite its popularity in scientific and social media, the “Anthropocene” is a term and concept still under discussion and still not formally recognized as a new geologic epoch.