信息高速公路被认为是有助于改善环境的,因为可以减少汽车和飞机的旅行次数,因而也就减少了汽车和飞机带来的污染。但是,即将到来的信息高速公路却预示着最严重的环境灾难。在人口增长率低的美国,信息高速公路可能会在今后几十年间,给那些至今尚能残留的森林、空地及野生动、植物群造成大规模的破坏。 世界人口在最近几百年里虽然是急剧增加了,但是仍高度集中在有限的地块上,城镇只占 The information superhighway is thought to contribute to the improvement of the environment by reducing the number of trips by cars and planes and thus reducing the pollution caused by cars and planes. However, the forthcoming information superhighway signals the worst environmental catastrophe. In the United States, where the rate of population growth is low, the information superhighway may cause massive destruction to forests, open spaces, wild animals and flora that remain so far in the coming decades. Although the world population has risen sharply in recent centuries, it is still highly concentrated in a limited area of ​​land, with only a