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100	1		_aWeisman, Alan.
245	1	4	_aThe world without us / _cAlan Weisman.
260			_aNew York : _bThomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, _c2007.
300			_aviii, 324 p. : _bill., maps ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [289]-311) and index.
505	0		_aPrelude : 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			_aJournalist 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	_aNature _xEffect of human beings on.
650		0	_aMaterial culture.
650		0	_aHuman-plant relationships.
650		0	_aHuman-animal relationships.
650		4	_aNaturaleza _xEfecto de los seres humanos.
650		4	_aCultura material.
650		4	_aRelación seres humanos-plantas.
650		4	_a20150300
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0714/2007011565.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0711/2007011565-d.html
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0711/2007011565-b.html
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