{"product_id":"climate-crossroads-action-and-reckoning-in-the-american-south-9780813081694","title":"Climate Crossroads: Action and Reckoning in the American South","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow communities across the US South are fighting to save their home from the effects of environmental change\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRising seas, extreme heat, fragile infrastructure, and long-standing social inequities make the American South particularly susceptible to the hazards of climate change and weather events. \u003ci\u003eClimate Crossroads\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how environmental factors are reshaping the South's landscape, politics, and identity--and how the region's history magnifies every storm, flood, and heat wave. This book asks a pressing question about the future of the region: How can communities facing the greatest climate risks fight to protect their home?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from on-the-ground investigations from Texas to Florida and the Carolinas, John Dunn highlights the South's climate challenges, including threatened coastlines, accelerated population growth in cities struggling to adapt, and marginalized communities bearing some of the greatest environmental burdens. Dunn introduces the variety of groups working toward climate justice, including grassroots activists organizing to reduce their carbon footprint; local governments exploring resilience plans and rethinking land use and zoning; and federal legislators promoting national initiatives like the Green New Deal. He also profiles powerful counterforces working to block reform.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a sweeping look at how Southerners are reckoning with both a rapidly changing climate and the social and racial legacies that make its impacts so severe. It shows why the South stands at a decisive turning point--and why its choices about justice, adaptation, and resilience will shape America's trajectory for decades to come. Despite ongoing headwinds, \u003ci\u003eClimate Crossroads\u003c\/i\u003e affirms that community-based activism gives reason for hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813081694\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.03w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John M. Dunn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52933980160181,"sku":"9780813081694","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/climate-crossroads-action-and-reckoning-in-the-american-south-9780813081694","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}