Are current terms from sustainability research like “Anthropocene” and “planetary thinking” associated with a new kind of Copernican Revolution? In this interview, Giessen-based geographer Prof. Dr. Lea Schneider considers this complicated yet fascinating question. She also explains the objectives behind the European Union’s Earth Observation Program, which bears the name “Copernicus”.
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- Alexander Kleinschrodt (2023-03-08): Nicolaus Copernicus: The Copernican Revolution and today’s “planetary thinking”. Interview with Prof. Dr. Lea Schneider (Geographer and Earth system researcher, University of Giessen). In: Copernico. History and Cultural Heritage in Eastern Europe. URL: https://www.copernico.eu/en/link/64081a5db73195.64382357 (2025-02-14)
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