I read that book and watched the later documentary about what happens when the earth takes over, about how nature just over-runs human endeavors ... it was pret

I read that book and watched the later documentary about what happens when the earth takes over, about how nature just over-runs human endeavors ... it was pretty depressing (though the writing was sophomoric) but I am always amazed at how much 'nature' has been interrupted by humans laying concrete (streets and buildings etc) Manhatten Island was once a sanctuary and now is a concrete cemetary.