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
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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 Canadas largest wind farm to Asias greenest building and Europes 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 Americas most forward-thinking think tanks. In this compelling first-person exploration, punctuated by the wonder and angst of a writer discovering the worlds beacons of possibility, Chris Turner pieces together a dazzling map of the disparate landmarks in a geography of hope.
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