I am reading this book currently.
The World Without Us by Alan Weisman (2007)
https://www.librarything.com/work/2141148
@brainwise I have not started to read it, but just about to do so.
@nealfig I read it after this one (which I got in the early 2000s, I think). https://www.diatropebooks.com/product/4157/A-Scientist-in-the-City
@nealfig That's a very interesting work.