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An edition of The World Without Us (2007)

The World Without Us

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  • ★★★★ 4.29 ·
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  • 7 Have read

A study of what would happen to Earth if the human presence was removed examines our legacy for the planet, from the objects that would vanish without human intervention to those that would become long-lasting remnants of humankind.

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HarperPerennial
Language
English
Pages
416

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Subjects
Human-plant relationships, Efecto del ser humano sobre, Nature, Effect of human beings on, Ecología, Environmental degradation, Aarde (planeet), Relaciones entre seres humanos y animales, Naturaleza, Mensheid, Cultura material, Het fictieve, Material culture, Forecasting, Ecology, Toekomstverwachtingen, Cultura, Human-animal relationships, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Zukunft, Humanekologi, Human-plant relationship, Människan och naturen, Human-animal relationship, Mensch, Djur och människor, Human influence on nature, Nature, effect of human beings on, nyt:paperback-nonfiction=2008-08-31, New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewed, soil, polymers, Earth and Sky tremors, forests, Ancient Civilizations, Umweltbelastung, Verschwinden, Natur, Szenario, Menschheit
People
Theodore Roosevelt
Places
Chernobyl, Korea, Plymouth
Times
Prognose

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Die Welt ohne uns: Reise über eine unbevölkerte Erde
2009, Piper
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The World Without Us
2008, HarperPerennial
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The World Without Us
2008, Picador
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Die Welt ohne uns: Reise u ber eine unbevol lkerte Erde
2007, Piper
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The World Without Us
2007, Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin Press, Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
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The World Without Us
July 10, 2007, Thomas Dunne Books
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Table of Contents

Prelude : A monkey koan
A lingering scent of Eden
Unbuilding our home
The city without us
The world just before us
The lost menagerie
The African paradox
What falls apart
What lasts
Polymers are forever
The petro patch
The world without farms
Ancient and modern wonders
The world without war
Wings without us
Hot legacy
Our geologic record
Where do we go from here?
Art beyond us
The sea cradle
Coda : our earth, our souls.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-400) and index.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
304.2/8
Library of Congress
GF75 .W455 2008

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Pagination
x, 416 p.
Number of pages
416

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OL27736601M
ISBN 10
1554682266
ISBN 13
9781554682263
OCLC/WorldCat
214713476

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The World Without Us, an intriguing peek inside the impact homo sapiens have on the world around us and what will be left when we cease to exist. Alan Weisman intelligently intertwines the affect we have on the Earth and its ecosystems and the way we have damaged it, the things nature can't undo. A tremendous report on the ways we have killed the flora and fauna and how we will ultimately exterminate ourselves, bringing all that is left of human civilization with us. ~ Written by an 11 year old

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