Traffication how cars destroy nature and what we can do about it
The trillions of miles we drive each year are just as destructive to our natural environment as any of the better known threats, such as habitat loss or intensive farming. Traffication does for road traffic what Silent Spring did for agrochemicals: awakening us from our collective road-blindness and...
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Traffication : |b how cars destroy nature and what we can do about it / |c Paul F. Donald. |
| 264 | 1 | |a London : |b Pelagic Publishing, |c [2023] | |
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| 300 | |a xiii, 279 pages : |b illustrations (black and white), maps ; |c 24 cm | ||
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| 500 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-270) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface: Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre -- A note on units, definitions and data sources -- Acknowledgements -- 1. The King of the Road -- 2. Traffication -- 3. 'An Inconspicuous Splotch of Red' -- 4. Living with Roadkill -- 5. Traffic Islands and Invasion Highways -- 6. Thunder Road -- 7. Emission Creep -- 8. In the Zone -- 9. The Sixth Horseman -- 10. Winners and Losers -- 11. Five Reasons for Hope -- 12. The Road to De-Traffication -- Notes -- List of scientific names -- References -- Index | |
| 520 | |a The trillions of miles we drive each year are just as destructive to our natural environment as any of the better known threats, such as habitat loss or intensive farming. Traffication does for road traffic what Silent Spring did for agrochemicals: awakening us from our collective road-blindness and opening up a whole new chapter in conservation. | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a Traffic flow |x Environmental aspects. | |
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