Traffication: How Cars Destroy Nature and What We Can Do about It Donald Paul
Traffication: How Cars Destroy Nature and What We Can Do about It Donald Paul Traffication develops a bold new idea: that the trillions of miles of driving we do each year are just as destructive to…
Specifikacia Traffication: How Cars Destroy Nature and What We Can Do about It Donald Paul
Traffication: How Cars Destroy Nature and What We Can Do about It Donald Paul
Traffication develops a bold new idea: that the trillions of miles of driving we do each year are just as destructive to our natural environment as any of the better known threats, such as habitat loss or intensive farming. Using the latest research, the book reveals how road traffic shatters essential biological processes, affecting how animals communicate, move around, feed, reproduce and die. The problem is not simply one of roadkill; the impacts of roads are far more pervasive, and they impact our wildlife in many subtle and unpredictable ways.
In the UK, almost nowhere is exempt from this environmental toll. Most importantly, it shows that the influence of traffic extends well beyond the verge, and that a busy road can strip the wildlife from our countryside for miles around. Yet the final message here is one of hope: by identifying the car as a major cause of the catastrophic loss