The anthropocene as a geological time unit : a guide to the scientific evidence and current debate / edited by Jan Zalasiewicz (University of Leicester), Colin N. Waters (University of Leicester), Mark Williams (University of Leicester), Colin P. Summerhayes (Scott Polar Research Institute)
"The Anthropocene, a term launched into public debate by Nobel Prize winner Paul Crutzen, has been used informally to describe the time period during which human actions have had a drastic effect on the Earth and its ecosystems."...