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245 14 a| The world without us /c| Alan Weisman.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

260 a| New York :b| Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press,c| 2007.;

300 a| viii, 324 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-311) and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

520 a| Journalist Weisman offers an original approach to questions of humanity's impact on the planet. Drawing on the expertise of engineers, atmospheric scientists, art conservators, zoologists, oil refiners, marine biologists, astrophysicists, religious leaders, and paleontologists, he illustrates what the planet might be like today if humans disappeared. He explains how our massive infrastructure would collapse and finally vanish without human presence; which everyday items may become immortalized as fossils; how copper pipes and wiring would be crushed into mere seams of reddish rock; why some of our earliest buildings might be the last architecture left; and how plastic, bronze sculpture, radio waves, and some man-made molecules may be our most lasting gifts to the universe. As he shows which human devastations are indelible, and which examples of our highest art and culture would endure longest, Weisman's narrative ultimately drives toward a radical but persuasive solution that needn't depend on our demise.--From publisher description.;

650 0 a| Naturex| Effect of human beings on.=| ^A5558;

650 0 a| Material culture.=| ^A163391;

650 0 a| Human-plant relationships.=| ^A374662;

650 0 a| Human-animal relationships.=| ^A271792;

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The world without us / Alan Weisman.

Author/creator	Weisman, Alan
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2007.
Description	viii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Subjects	Nature--Effect of human beings on. Material culture. Human-plant relationships. Human-animal relationships.

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.
Abstract	Journalist Weisman offers an original approach to questions of humanity's impact on the planet. Drawing on the expertise of engineers, atmospheric scientists, art conservators, zoologists, oil refiners, marine biologists, astrophysicists, religious leaders, and paleontologists, he illustrates what the planet might be like today if humans disappeared. He explains how our massive infrastructure would collapse and finally vanish without human presence; which everyday items may become immortalized as fossils; how copper pipes and wiring would be crushed into mere seams of reddish rock; why some of our earliest buildings might be the last architecture left; and how plastic, bronze sculpture, radio waves, and some man-made molecules may be our most lasting gifts to the universe. As he shows which human devastations are indelible, and which examples of our highest art and culture would endure longest, Weisman's narrative ultimately drives toward a radical but persuasive solution that needn't depend on our demise.--From publisher description.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-311) and index.
LCCN	2007011565
ISBN	9780312347291
ISBN	0312347294

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