Planetary ecosynthesis

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Planetary ecosynthesis is defined as "the making of a home for life on a planetary scale." The term was first used in a 1976 NASA research program and is attributed to Robert MacElroy.

Planetary ecosynthesis implies a process of directly engineering the evolution of a planets ecosystem in order to develop a habitable planet for humans. Although the word is rarely used, the process may be described as the second stage of planetary engineering (after ecopoiesis) and it may also be considered a technical term analogous to the preferred term, terraforming.

[edit] References

  • Averner, M, M. MacElroy, R. D. (1976). On the Habitability of Mars: An Approach to Planetary Ecosynthesis. NASA SP-414.
  • Fogg, Martyn J. (1995). Terraforming: Engineering Planetary Environments. SAE International. Warrendale, PA.

[edit] Publications

  • Graham, J.M. (2004). The Biological Terraforming of Mars: Planetary Ecosynthesis as Ecological Succession on a Global Scale. Astrobiology. Summer;4(2):168-95.

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