Alan Weisman Knihy

Vo Svete bez nás Alan Weisman originálnym spôsobom pristupuje k problematike vplyvu človeka na Zem: žiada nás, aby sme si ju predstavili bez ľudí. Jeho základným východiskom teda nie je to, ako vplýva človek na životné prostredie, ale ako sa životné prostredie, a vo všeobecnosti príroda, vysporiada s našimi výtvormi, ak by sme ich ponechali samé na seba. Vo svojom obšírnom rozprávaní, v ktorom čerpá z odborných znalostí vedcov zaoberajúcich sa atmosférou, umeleckých reštaurátorov, zoológov, pracovníkov ropných rafinérií, astrofyzikov, paleontológov či náboženských vodcov ukazuje, ako by sa bez človeka zrútila a napokon zanikla naša masívna infraštruktúra. Ktoré každodenné predmety možno zostanú zvečnené v podobe skamenelín? Ako z rozdrvených medených potrubí a drôtov vzniknú sloje červenkastej horniny? Prečo naše prvé stavby vydržia najdlhšie a existuje vôbec nejaký ľudský výtvor, ktorý si napokon príroda nepokorí? Weismanovo rozprávanie vyústi do radikálneho, no presvedčivého riešenia, ktoré nemusí závisieť od nášho zániku. Kniha je príkladom mimoriadne kvalitnej literatúry faktu, ktorá podrobne skúma náš dopad na planétu Zem spôsobom, akým to ešte neurobila nijaká iná publikácia.

Every four days there are a million more people on the planet. More people and fewer resources. In this timely work, Alan Weisman examines how we can shrink our collective human footprint so that we don't stomp any more species - including our own - out of existence. The answer: reducing gradually and non- violently the number of humans on the planet whose activities, industries and lifestyles are damaging the Earth. Defining an optimum human population for the Earth is an explosive concept. Weisman, one of the most brilliant environmental writers, will travel the globe, from the settlements of Israel and the plains of Mexico to the bustling streets of Pakistan and the teeming cities of the UK. In his search for answers, he will speak to religious leaders, demographers, ecologists, economists, engineers and agriculturalists in what promises to be an international classic.

In this timely work, Alan Weisman examines how we can shrink our collective human footprint so that we don't stomp any more species -- including our own -- out of existence. The answer: reducing gradually and non-violently the number of humans on the planet whose activities, industries and lifestyles are damaging the Earth

<i>"</i><i>On the day after humans disappear, nature takes over and immediately begins cleaning house - or houses, that is. Cleans them right off the face of the earth.They all go."</i> Alan Weisman looks to the future to discover what the world might be like, and how it would change, if humans disappeared right now, for good. In the current age of anxiety over our impact on the earth's climate and environment, this timely book offers an intriguing glimpse of what the real legacy of our time on the planet may be. How would the natural world respond if it were suddenly relieved of the burden of humanity? Would the climate return to where it was before we fired up our engines? Could nature ever obliterate all traces of human civilization?How would it undo our largest buildings and public works, and could it reduce our myriad plastics and synthetics to benign, basic elements? And what about architecture and art?What will be our most enduring legacy? This groundbreaking book examines areas of the world that have been abandoned or never occupied by humans to see how they have fared without us and looks beyond to discover whether, and for how long, our largest cities, biggest achievements and most devastating mistakes will last after we are gone. In doing so it wrestles with some of the key concerns of our time and reveals a picture of the future that is both illuminating and terrifying.

Sie hatten kein Geld, nur eine Idee. Sie gründeten ein florierendes Dorf namens Gaviotas – mitten im Nirgendwo. Hier versorgen sich die Menschen komplett selbst, erzeugen erneuerbare Energie, bereiten Wasser auf, entwickeln umweltfreundliche Maschinen. Bestsellerautor Alan Weisman erzählt die unglaubliche Geschichte einer gelebten Utopie, wo Menschen im vollkommenen Einklang mit der Natur leben: nachhaltig und glücklich.

Was wäre, wenn wir Menschen von einem Tag auf den anderen verschwinden würden? Zum Beispiel morgen. Ein ungeheures Gedankenexperiment! Alan Weisman entwirft in seinem Weltbestseller das Szenario einer unbevölkerten Erde – gestützt auf das Wissen von Biologen, Geologen, Physikern, Architekten und Ingenieuren und mit atemberaubender Phantasie. Schritt für Schritt vollzieht Weisman nach, wie die Natur unseren Planeten zurückerobert, und führt dem Leser dabei zweierlei vor Augen: was der Mensch in Jahrtausenden zu schaffen vermochte und über welch unerhörte Macht die Natur verfügt.