Ebook: The geography of hope : a tour of the world we need
Author: Turner Chris
- Tags: Turner Chris -- 1973- -- Travel., Environmentalism., Sustainable development -- Case studies., Environmental protection., Community life -- Environmental aspects., Social Science., SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General., BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: Random House of Canada
- City: Toronto, Ont
- Edition: Unabridged
- Language: English
- epub
After the fierce warnings and grim predictions of The Weather Makers and An Inconvenient Truth, acclaimed journalist and national bestselling author Chris Turner finds hope in the search for a sustainable future.
Point of no return: The chilling phrase has become the ubiquitous mantra of ecological doomsayers, a troubling headline above stories of melting permafrost and receding ice caps, visions of catastrophe and fears of a problem with no solution. Daring to step beyond the rhetoric of panic and despair, The Geography of Hope points to the bright light at the end of this very dark tunnel.
With a mix of front-line reporting, analysis and passionate argument, Chris Turner pieces together the glimmers of optimism amid the gloom and the solutions already at work around the world, from Canada's largest wind farm to Asia's greenest building and Europe's most eco-friendly communities. But The Geography of Hope goes far beyond mere technology....