Cambridge Oceanic Histories Earth's Amphibious Transformation, (Hardcover)

In the first history of the oceanic Anthropocene, Stefan Huebner explores the twentieth-century extension of human habitats into oceanic spaces. He shows how the effects of this amphibious transformation have followed a very different trajectory from human-driven change on land, in terms of both socioeconomic development and environmental degradation. The extension of the human habitat through artificial islands such as seabed-fixed and floating structures has granted vertical access to Earth's different spatial layers, from the fossil fuels beneath the seabed to outer space. Huebner asks why this transformation occurred; how it has been shaped by political, economic, and environmental factors; and how it has altered marine environments. A deeper understanding of Earth's amphibious transformation compels us to reconsider the history and future of climate change, sea level rise, energy transitions, human-marine species interactions, globalization, and even urbanization, including floating cities. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.

• Cambridge Oceanic Histories Earth's Amphibious Transformation, (Hardcover)
• Author: Stefan Huebner
• ISBN: 9781009734783
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2026-07-16
• Page Count: 510