9781611683714

The Leap

Format: Hardcover

ISBN13: 9781611683714

Hardcover|9781611683714


Overview

The crises in our economic system, our energy supply, and our climate are converging. Solving these crises requires a fundamental change in our frame of reference--a decisive shift not so much in technology as in technique. In The Leap, award-winning journalist Chris Turner presents a field guide to making the jump from our current system of energy supply and consumption to a sustainable model that succeeds across the socioeconomic spectrum. It is an integrated approach, one that he calls a "great leap sideways," because it is a lateral leap that anyone can make: not escaping from, but moving toward.

Written with clarity and verve, The Leap draws on recent breakthroughs in state-of-the-art renewable energy, clean tech, and urban design to paint a picture of viable, sustainable economies that are already up and running, from Europe's "green belt" to America's "rust belt." The leap Turner describes lands us in a place of reinvigorated community, renewed industrial might, and greater economic health and social well-being. He takes us there by exploring fascinating "great leaps" that have been made throughout history, and by tackling the biggest challenges we face now.

ISBN-13

9781611683714

ISBN-10

1611683718

Weight

1.24 Pounds

Dimensions

6.01 x 1.07 x 8.44 In

List Price

$35.00

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

372 pages

Publisher

New Hampshire

Published On

2012-09-11



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