Frommer's 500 Places to See Before They DisappearFrommer's 500 Places to See Before They Disappear
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This book enables passionate travelers and the eco-conscious to learn about and plan a visit to see rare cultural, historic, and natural places before they are irrevocably altered or even gone forever. Included are one-of-a-kind landscapes, fragile ecosystems, rare bird habitats, places to see the last remaining species of big game in the wild, cityscapes in peril, vanishing cultural kitsch, petroglyphs, and more. This Second Edition offers new reviews and updates on such topics as the Gulf Coast after the BP oil spill, the effects of earthquakes in Asia and Haiti, and improvements and progress in the fight to preserve threatened places.
Each entry explains why it’s been included, gives its history, the nature of the threat against it, brief practical information on how to visit, and what visitors can to do protect it. A Geographical Index allows travelers to locate attractions across the world. Photos throughout the book help bring destinations to life.
Look inside some of the world's most endangered places (Click on images for more information)
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- Paperback: 10 pages
- Publisher: Frommers; 2008-10-20
- Label: Frommers
- Studio: Frommers
- ISBN: 047018986X
- Sales Rank in Books: #508415
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:  Misleading title, By Sharris (New Mexico) - See all my reviews This review is from: Frommer's 500 Places to See Before They Disappear (Paperback) This is more like the "1,000 Places to See Before You Die" volume than places that are disappearing. For example, the Grand Canyon is not going to disappear...it is stressed by the deluge of tourists...but it will be there probably beyond man's existence on this earth. I was expecting a book that noted places on the verge of ecological disaster or simply succombing to time's shifting sands...places that are most vulnerable as we reach this tipping point our planet is facing. On that basis the author might have more fairly titled her book "50 Places to See Before They Disappear" and then focused on those applicable few in more depth. Such a volume would be more interesting and useful to those of us who either want to try to visit or do something constructive about saving these places. Far too many of the entries were typical places listed in any guide books, whose greatest threat comes from the volume or thoughtless deeds of tourists already passing through. Urging more people "to see...Read more 15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:  A warning--but some hope, too, By This review is from: Frommer's 500 Places to See Before They Disappear (Paperback) I am most familiar with Frommer's travel guides that focus on cities or regions. However, this series also features other guides on a variety of subjects. The focus here? ". . .places to see before they disappear." That is, on endangered destinations, whether they be animals (e.g., condors) or places (e.g., the Hill of Tara in Ireland) or human artifacts (e.g., Battersea Power Station in London).
Truthfully, the title is something of a misnomer. The two active volcanoes in Hawaii (Kilauea and Mauna Loa) are hardly threatened and represent one of the sites to see "before they disappear." The Grand Canyon is unlikely to disappear, although its environment may degrade. Also, global warming is casually and routinely tossed around as a potential threat to some locations; I am not sure we know enough about the phenomenon yet to place great weight on the effects of warming for specific locations. There is also hope. Some of the destinations have improved their...Read more 21 of 23 people found the following review helpful: to each his own, This review is from: Frommer's 500 Places to See Before They Disappear (Paperback) print is small
not many pictures and are printed in black and white this was a gift my husband asked for and he was disappointed |
