The geography of hope : a tour of the world we need / Chris Turner.
The geography of hope : a tour of the world we need / Chris Turner.
By
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Turner, Chris, 1973-
Publication Date
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2007-2008
Publication Information
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[Toronto] : Vintage Canada,
Edition
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Vintage Canada ed.
Physical Description
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469 p.
Subject Term
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Environmentalism.
Sustainable development.
Environmental protection.
Community life.
Bibliography Note
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 441-454) and index.
Summary
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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. Turner seeks out the next generation of political, economic, social and spiritual institutions that could provide the global foundations for a sustainable future–from the green hills of northern Thailand to the parliament houses of Scandinavia, from the villages of southern India, where microcredit finance has remade the social fabric, to America’s most forward-thinking think tanks.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9780679314660
General Note
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"This book was selected as the second Green Book for 2009-2010. Green Books is an initiative of the developing Policy Unit (EPU) at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Memorial University."
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