The anthroposphere refers to that part of the Earth system that is inhabited and influenced by humans. The term has been included as one of the Earth's spheres, building on a concept coined by Austrian geologist Eduard Suess.
The anthroposphere refers to that part of the Earth system that is inhabited and influenced by humans. The term has been included as one of the Earth's spheres, building on a concept coined by Austrian geologist Eduard Suess.
While the biosphere is the total biomass of the Earth and its interaction with its systems, the anthroposphere includes the total mass of human-generated systems and materials, including the human population, crops and livestock, and its interaction with the Earth's systems. A recent study estimated the mass of nonliving anthropogenic creations as 1.1 trillion tons in 2020, equivalent to the mass of all living organisms that comprise the biosphere. As human technology has become more evolved, such as that required to launch objects into orbit or to cause deforestation, the impact of human activities on the environment has increased. The anthroposphere is the youngest of all the Earth's spheres, yet has made an enormous impact on the Earth and its systems in a very short time.
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