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The World Without Us | 
 vergrössern | Autor: Alan Weisman
Urheber: Alan Weisman
Verleger: Macmillan USA
Kaufen Neu: EUR 8,41
Neu (72) Gebraucht (6) ab EUR 6,01
Bewertung:  1 Rezensionen
Verkaufsrang: 683
Medium: Taschenbuch
Ausgabe: Reprint
Seiten: 432
Versandgewicht: 0.7
Maße (innen): 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0312427905
Dewey Dezimalzahl: 304.2
EAN: 9780312427900
ASIN: 0312427905
Publikation: August 5, 2008
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Versand: Internationaler Versand möglich
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What Hath People Wrought? September 24, 2007
Donald Mitchell (Boston)
11 aus 18 fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
The World Without Us raises a novel question (What if there were no people left?) that leads to some surprising answers: The best of what we've done wouldn't survive while most of the worst of our work will. The book also serves as an environmental and social critique of human attitudes and behavior.
Mr. Weisman looked across the globe for places where humans have left to see practical examples of what remains. Newer houses and modern buildings soon collapse, leaving behind only the metal and plastic as mementos. Buildings made of stone will, however, last a long time. Manhattan's surface will sink as water floods subway tunnels while filled-in swamps are refilled. Large predators will grow in numbers while pests that depend on us and our garbage like head lice and rats will do poorly. Domestic animals and plants will soon be wiped out. Nuclear plants will soon be spewing radioactive vapor into the atmosphere while leaving behind in-ground radioactivity for tens of thousands of years. The Panama Canal will soon cease to be a barrier to animal migrations between North and South America. Huge forests will reappear.
I don't want to share too many of the answers (or you won't want to read the book), but there are some pretty powerful ironies about what the most lasting aspects of human existence will be. It's worth reading the book just to find that out.
In the process, you'll learn a lot about the mass extinction that is occurring among species that are vulnerable to human influences.
If we look at what the Earth would be like without us, I suspect we'll all change how we behave every day. It's a cautionary lesson that all should heed.
I liked the way the book was organized. Most of the observations are built from specific locales and interviews with those who best know the science involved. I came away with several ideas of places I would like to visit that would never have occurred to me otherwise.
Those who don't want to read a book about how the environment is being damaged will find this book annoying because that secondary message is deeply embedded in the primary message.
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