The World Without Us
A thought experiment in nonfiction that imagines how the planet would recover if humanity suddenly vanished. Alan Weisman explores the gradual decay of cities, the fate of infrastructure, and the resilience of natural ecosystems across different timescales.
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Ranked #331 of 1942 · 348 pages · Published 2007
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