The Earth from the Air

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'A picture book on an altogether higher plane
The Sunday Telegraph
First published in 1999, The Earth from the Air has been a global success. This third edition features new photographs, new text and completely up-to-date information by a range of experts, among them Lester Brown, president of the Earth Policy Institute. Not only does it contain the most breathtaking aerial photographs you will ever see, it will heighten everyone's awareness of todays urgent ecological issues. Now more than ever, this book stands as a call to action.
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
THE EARTH
FROM THE AIR
The first edition of The Earth from the Air- the resuk of the aerial photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand's five-year airborne odyssey across six continents - was published around the worid to critical and popular acclaim. Arthus-Bertrand has now flown over 150 countries and presents this third edition of The Earth from the Air with new photographs, new essays and updated information.
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Fülszöveg

'A picture book on an altogether higher plane
The Sunday Telegraph
First published in 1999, The Earth from the Air has been a global success. This third edition features new photographs, new text and completely up-to-date information by a range of experts, among them Lester Brown, president of the Earth Policy Institute. Not only does it contain the most breathtaking aerial photographs you will ever see, it will heighten everyone's awareness of todays urgent ecological issues. Now more than ever, this book stands as a call to action.
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
THE EARTH
FROM THE AIR
The first edition of The Earth from the Air- the resuk of the aerial photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand's five-year airborne odyssey across six continents - was published around the worid to critical and popular acclaim. Arthus-Bertrand has now flown over 150 countries and presents this third edition of The Earth from the Air with new photographs, new essays and updated information.
ffow can we ensure sustainable development and preserve the earth for future generations? The impact of population growth and technological progress on the natural equilibrium of the planet has been dramatic, and the world's landscapes have been transformed as a result. The crisis facing the global population propelled Arthus-Bertrand on his mission to create a portrait of the world: both of its natural beauty and its precarious condition, including the impact of human civilization on the land.
In views ranging from spectacular panoramas of vast geographical formations to intimate glimpses of small-scale features of the landscape, Arthus-Bertrand's photographs give a remarkable account of the earth's surface. His probing lens portrays human settlements (from cities to desert oases), forest, grasslands, tundra, deserts, mountains, islands, coastlines, rivers and lakes in extraordinary compositions of light and form. The images reveal people, animals and the details that make a vista come alive.
The authoritative text is written by the widely respected environmentalist Lester Brown and other recognized experts in the fields of ecology, economics, geography and demography. Using the images as a window on the earth, this fascinating book explores the state of our planet at the dawn of a new millennium.
With 202 colour illustrations Vissza