Reviews

Harvesting the Biosphere: What We Have Taken from Nature by Vaclav Smil

jbeeson907's review against another edition

3.0

very in depth review of everything that goes into quantifying humanities harvest of the biosphere. I would highly recommend reading the last chapter, gives a very good, very detailed, but less exhaustive overview of the entire book, highlighting what rules humanity should follow to sustainably follow the earth over the next century

shimizee's review against another edition

3.0

This is a study of great depth and breadth, offering great insights. I, being a 'numbers' person, found it hard to read because of the continuous change of units and reference concepts. Nevertheless I recommend it for its relevant content.