Skimming Alan Weisman’s The World Without Us, I found it it to be a fascinating yet problematic book. Its premise is incredibly intriguing; it asks, what would the world look like if humans suddenly disappeared? And Weisman’s answer? The world would, more or less, be better off without us. This is a depressing sounding conclusion, and it […]
Environmental Literature Lab
Audrey Stuart, Liza Tugangui, Blake Slattengren Background With the massive amounts of environmental literature being published that analyze the condition of the world today, there is a lot said about global conditions and local, more situated conditions. Many of the ideas portrayed in this literature situated environmental issues in the terms of the common expression, […]