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The outdoor citizen : get out, give back, get active / John Judge, President and CEO of the Trustees of Reservations.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: [New York, New York] : Apollo Publishers, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781948062954
  • 194806295X
Subject(s):
Contents:
Preface: embarking on an outdoor journey -- The outdoor city -- Fitness and food -- Changing our energy model -- The next ecology and digital ecosystems -- Outdoor policy and the outdoor economy -- Funding the outdoor city -- The outdoor global community -- Afterword: stepping up, stepping out.
Summary: A groundbreaking volume from the president and CEO of the Trustees of Reservations, makes the profound argument that to preserve the environment, a revolution must take place in which every person becomes a champion for nature and the outdoors. In The Outdoor Citizen, John Judge coins the term "the outdoor citizen" delivering his remarkably persuasive argument that we must all become citizens of the natural world, owning and instilling in the next generation a keen interest in the outdoors and reconnecting with life's most essential foundation: nature. Over the next quarter century more than three billion people will join the middle class in the developing world at a rate of 140 to 170 million annually. This new group of consumers will demand more goods and services and use prodigious amounts of energy. This could lead to a ten-fold increase in carbon emissions and devastating, irreversible effects on the earth. Through The Outdoor Citizen, there is, at last, an easy-to-follow plan for all people to contribute to the cause of preserving the environment. It is also a call to action to commit to an active outdoor lifestyle and make the outdoors an epicenter for our communities. It is a game-changer for saving our environment and an entry point into a world of healthier and happier people
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 363.7 J92 Available 33111010808042
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From world-renowned environmentalist John Judge comes an astoundingly comprehensive plan to save our planet, make the outdoors the epicenter of our communities, and commit to an active outdoor lifestyle.

In The Outdoor Citizen , John Judge coins the term "Outdoor Citizen" as he delivers an urgent call to action and a remarkably persuasive argument for why we must all become citizens of the natural world, reconnecting with life's most essential foundation, nature, and defending it, embracing it, and advocating for it.

Judge, an international leader in conservation stewardship, covers such topics as how to turn our cities into Outdoor Cities, with a wide range of green spaces, outdoor recreation activities, eco-friendly transportation, and sustainable food sources; how to globally transition to green energy sources; what environmental policies must be implemented and how to enact them; and how to fund a sustainable economy.

At a time when we are facing an unprecedented climate crisis, the continued use of carbon emissions will lead to devastating, irreversible effects on the earth. This unique and riveting volume, brimming with expert advice and case studies, is unparalleled--a game-changer for saving our planet and an entry point into a world of healthier and happier people.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-268).

Preface: embarking on an outdoor journey -- The outdoor city -- Fitness and food -- Changing our energy model -- The next ecology and digital ecosystems -- Outdoor policy and the outdoor economy -- Funding the outdoor city -- The outdoor global community -- Afterword: stepping up, stepping out.

A groundbreaking volume from the president and CEO of the Trustees of Reservations, makes the profound argument that to preserve the environment, a revolution must take place in which every person becomes a champion for nature and the outdoors. In The Outdoor Citizen, John Judge coins the term "the outdoor citizen" delivering his remarkably persuasive argument that we must all become citizens of the natural world, owning and instilling in the next generation a keen interest in the outdoors and reconnecting with life's most essential foundation: nature. Over the next quarter century more than three billion people will join the middle class in the developing world at a rate of 140 to 170 million annually. This new group of consumers will demand more goods and services and use prodigious amounts of energy. This could lead to a ten-fold increase in carbon emissions and devastating, irreversible effects on the earth. Through The Outdoor Citizen, there is, at last, an easy-to-follow plan for all people to contribute to the cause of preserving the environment. It is also a call to action to commit to an active outdoor lifestyle and make the outdoors an epicenter for our communities. It is a game-changer for saving our environment and an entry point into a world of healthier and happier people

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