{"product_id":"9780679314660","title":"The Geography of Hope: A Tour of the World We Need","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eTurner, Chris\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVintage Canada\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7\/29\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eAfter 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 Samsø. 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 Jørgen Tranberg’s dairy farm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 Samsø’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 \u003c\/i\u003e—\u003ci\u003efrom The  Geography of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Vintage Canada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44214987161855,"sku":"9780679314660","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780679314660_s600x595.jpg?v=1782314742","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780679314660","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}