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100 1  $a Donald, Paul F., $e author.
245 10 $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]
300    $a xiii, 279 pages : $b illustrations (black and white), maps ; $c 24 cm
500    $a Includes bibliographical references 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.
650  0 $a Nature $x Effect of human beings on.
650  0 $a Traffic flow $x Environmental aspects.
650  7 $a Nature $x Effect of human beings on. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01034564
650  7 $a Traffic flow $x Environmental aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01154148
776 08 $i ebook version : $z 9781784274450
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