The world without us /

The world without us /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Weisman, Alan.
Edition:	1st Picador ed.
Imprint:	New York : Picador/Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2008.
Description:	x, 416 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Nature -- Effect of human beings on. Material culture. Human-plant relationships. Human-animal relationships. Human-animal relationships. Human-plant relationships. Material culture. Nature -- Effect of human beings on.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11006472

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ISBN:	9780312427900 0312427905 9780739490440 0739490443
Notes:	Originally published: New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-400) and index.
Summary:	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.

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
The fate of ancient and modern wonders of the world
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.