Verwandte Artikel zu The Converging World: How one community's path...
Reseña del editor
The Converging World tells the incredible story of one community's attempt to change their world for the better. Faced with the challenge of making the English village of Chew Magna a 'zero waste' society, Pontin developed a groundbreaking non-profit scheme that twinned them with Tamil Nadu, a poor rural community in southern India. He helped set up a system of wind turbines for Tamil Nadu that would not only reduce the community's reliance on fossil fuels but also provided a local source of sustainable income. The carbon credits produced through this scheme were then sold in Chew Magna to individuals and businesses to offset emissions they cannot yet reduce - all part of a larger local zero-waste effort. The effects of this scheme have been dramatic and exhilarating - while Chew Magna gets closer to zero waste, Tamil Nadu's carbon emissions and poverty levels are diminishing accordingly. Pontin's story presents a model of action for any individual or community concerned about climate change, environmental damage, social inequality and the plight of the third world. If you want to make a difference, The Converging World is a book you must read.
Biografía del autor
John Pontin OBE is the founder of the JT Group, a non-profit urban renewal social enterprise which has been engaged in socially enlightened property development for over 40 years. He developed The Converging World programme three years ago. This is his first book.
„Über diesen Titel“ kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.
- VerlagPiatkus Books
- Erscheinungsdatum2008
- ISBN 10 0749951702
- ISBN 13 9780749951702
- EinbandTapa blanda
- Anzahl der Seiten224
Weitere beliebte Ausgaben desselben Titels
Beste Suchergebnisse bei AbeBooks
Beispielbild für diese ISBN
The Converging World: How One Community's Path to Zero Waste is Helping Save Our Planet
Anbieter: FOLCHATT, Chattanooga, TN, USA
Verkäuferbewertung 4 von 5 Sternen
Paperback. Zustand: Interior is excellent. Minimal wear to cover. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 2208240041
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Beispielbild für diese ISBN
The Converging World: How One Community's Path to Zero Waste Is Helping Save Our Planet
Anbieter: AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The Converging World: How One Community's Path to Zero Waste Is Helping Save Our Planet This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 7719-9780749951702
Anzahl: 2 verfügbar
Beispielbild für diese ISBN
The Converging World: How One Community's Path to Zero Waste Is Helping Save Our Planet
Anbieter: Bahamut Media, Reading, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verkäuferbewertung 4 von 5 Sternen
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 6545-9780749951702
Anzahl: 2 verfügbar
Beispielbild für diese ISBN
The Converging World: How One Community's Path to Zero Waste is Helping Save Our Planet.
Anbieter: BOOKHOME SYDNEY, Annandale Sydney, NSW, Australien
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos, minor edgewear, old price marks. 214 pp. John Pontin relates the story of one community's attempt to change their world for the better, and it provides a model of action for everyone concerned about climate change, environmental damage and social justice. He twins and compares two regions: his own south-west England (population 5 million), and one in rural India (population five times greater). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 24522
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar