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The World Without Us - Alan Weisman

 
Description: ISBN 0753513579 / Author: Alan Weisman / Genre: Science / Nature

Newest Review: ... are very humbling. As you would probably guess, the majority of the inhabitants of Earth don't need us and would get on a lot ... more

 ... better without us. What amazed me was how quickly we would be forgotten. Our cities, bridges and tarmac roads won't last long without human maintenance. A bit of frost and a few weed seeds will soon destroy them. There would be little evidence left for future archaeologists of who we were and what we did. But equally humbling are the things that we will leave behind - the radioactive waste, dioxins, PCBs and plastic fibres. I learnt about the difficulties of providing adequate warnings to future generations about con...more

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The World without Us
Pages: 336, Paperback, Virgin Books
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Premium Review The World Without Us - Alan Weisman: Eat Humble Pie (295 words)
by - written on 07/10/09 (Very useful, 19 readings)
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What if - tomorrow or next week - all the humans on Earth suddenly left? They didn't die in a mass disaster (so no bodies or fallout to take into account) but all of a sudden there were simply no humans anywhere on the planet. What would happen to the buildings left behind? The rubbish and pollution? Plants and animals? Earth itself. The answers are very humbling. As you would probably guess, the majority of the inhabitants of Earth don't need us and would get on a lot better without us. What amazed me was how quickly we would be forgotten. Our cities, bridges and tarmac roads won't last long without human maintenance. A bit of frost and a few weed seeds will ...  Read the complete review

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Premium Review Fascinating look at what if? (163 words)
by - written on 09/09/08 (Very useful, 20 readings)
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The World Without Us by Alan Weisman is a book about how the world would change if humans suddenly vanished tomorrow. It's a fascinating look at how nature would eventually end up reclaiming the world. He uses real examples like parts of Cyprus which have been abandoned due to the Turk/Cypriot conflict. He explains what happens to buildings and how they start to decay and crumble without human intervention. How the tube systems around the world would flood and how animals and nature would reclaim the land. The book is 280 pages, 19 chapters long. It is written in a story telling style, easy to understand- no technical jargon, and humorous at ...  Read the complete review

 

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