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Islands of Abandonment
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Islands of Abandonment
9780008329808
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This is a book about abandoned places: ghost towns and exclusion zones, no man's lands and fortress islands - and what happens when humans leave and nature is allowed to reclaim its place. Featuring the Orkney island of Swona.
By Cal Flyn.
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This is a book about abandoned places: ghost towns and exclusion zones, no man's lands and fortress islands - and what happens when humans leave and nature is allowed to reclaim its place.
Cal Flyn explores irradiated Chernobyl and uninhabited Scottish islands, volcanic regions of the Caribbean and the lush forest of Tanzanian mountains. By turns haunted and hopeful, Islands of Abandonment asks what happens after we're gone, and how far our damage to nature can be undone.
Shortlisted for the British Academy Book Prize.
Shortlisted in Scotland's National Book Awards.
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