{"product_id":"the-geography-of-hope-a-tour-of-the-world-we-need-9780679314660","title":"The Geography of Hope: A Tour of the World We Need","description":"After the fierce warnings and grim predictions of \u003ci\u003eThe Weather Makers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAn Inconvenient Truth\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed journalist and national bestselling author Chris Turner finds hope in the search for a sustainable future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Geography of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e points to the bright light at the end of this very dark tunnel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Geography of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this compelling first-person exploration, punctuated by the wonder and angst of a writer discovering the world's beacons of possibility, Chris Turner pieces together a dazzling map of the disparate landmarks in a geography of hope. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhile most of the world has been spinning in stagnant circles of recrimination and debate on the subject of climate change, paralyzed by visions of apocalypse both natural (if nothing of our way of life changes) and economic (if too much does), Denmark has simply marched off with steadfast resolve into the sustainable future, reaching the zenith of its pioneering trek on the island of Sams . And so if there's an encircled star on this patchwork map indicating hope' s modest capital, then it should be properly placed on this island. Perhaps, for the sake of precision, at the geographic centre of J rgen Tranberg's dairy farm. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e There are, I'm sure, any number of images called to mind by talk of ecological revolution and renewable energy and sustainable living, but I'm pretty certain they don't generally include a hearty fiftysomething Dane in rubber boots spotted with mud and cow shit. Which is why Sams 's transformation is not just revolutionary but inspiring, not just a huge change but a tantalizingly attainable one. And it was a change that seemed at its most workaday-near-effortless, no more remarkable than the cool October wind gusting across the island-down on Tranberg's farm.\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003efrom The Geography of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage Books Canada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679314660\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.30d","brand":"Chris Turner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43361420345525,"sku":"9780679314660","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8ba56daf-59cb-4fd3-a8a4-576f9b006739.jpg?v=1701189869","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-geography-of-hope-a-tour-of-the-world-we-need-9780679314660","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}