anthroposphere

The broken line in Figure 2.3 (a) symbolically shows that in many cases, the scale of human activity in the anthroposphere has increased to the point where it is now impinging on the underlying biogeophysical system (Chapter 3).

Restructuring development and growth for greater sustainability 2009

Restructuring development to make the embedded socioeconomic subsystem (anthroposphere) more sustainable within the broader biogeosphere.

Restructuring development and growth for greater sustainability 2009

In this spirit, Figure 2.3 (a) shows how the socioeconomic subsystem or “anthroposphere” (solid rectangle) has always been embedded within a broader biogeophysical system or “biogeosphere” (large oval).

Restructuring development and growth for greater sustainability 2009

At present, we find ourselves facing ecological damage that even these writers, so keenly attuned to the topic, could not have anticipated: the earth has become what one group of scientists has called the “anthroposphere,” its physics, chemistry, and biology now driven by our habits and desires.

Nature & Environment 2006

At present, we find ourselves facing ecological damage that even these writers, so keenly attuned to the topic, could not have anticipated: the earth has become what one group of scientists has called the “anthroposphere,” its physics, chemistry, and biology now driven by our habits and desires.

Nature & Environment 2006

At present, we find ourselves facing ecological damage that even these writers, so keenly attuned to the topic, could not have anticipated: the earth has become what one group of scientists has called the “anthroposphere,” its physics, chemistry, and biology now driven by our habits and desires.

Nature & Environment 2006