In conjunction with University of Chicago Press we are delighted to host the Chicago launch of Paddy Woodworth’s new book Our Once and Future Planet.
The book contains an impressive synthesis of restoration projects from around the world and puts the work in Chicago alongside work on other continents. This should give us an important moment for reflection on the past and future of regional restoration.
"The environmental movement is plagued by pessimism. And that’s not unreasonable: with so many complicated, seemingly intractable problems facing the planet, coupled with a need to convince people of the dangers we face, it’s hard not to focus on the negative
But that paints an unbalanced—and overly disheartening—picture of what’s going on with environmental stewardship today. There are success stories, and Our Once and Future Planet delivers a fascinating account of one of the most impressive areas of current environmental experimentation and innovation: ecological restoration. Veteran investigative reporter Paddy Woodworth has spent years traveling the globe and talking with people—scientists, politicians, and ordinary citizens—who are working on the front lines of the battle against environmental degradation. At sites ranging from Mexico to New Zealand and Chicago to Cape Town, Woodworth shows us the striking successes (and a few humbling failures) of groups that are attempting to use cutting-edge science to restore blighted, polluted, and otherwise troubled landscapes to states of ecological health—and, in some of the most controversial cases, to particular moments in historical time, before widespread human intervention. His firsthand field reports and interviews with participants reveal the promise, power, and limitations of restoration.
Ecological restoration alone won’t solve the myriad problems facing our environment. But Our Once and Future Planet demonstrates the role it can play, and the hope, inspiration, and new knowledge that can come from saving even one small patch of earth." FROM UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
When: Oct 14th 2013 6:30 – 8:00
Where: McGowan South 107, 1110 W Belden Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
A panel discussion and a short talk by Paddy will be followed by a reception. Contact: lhenegha@gmail.com
The book contains an impressive synthesis of restoration projects from around the world and puts the work in Chicago alongside work on other continents. This should give us an important moment for reflection on the past and future of regional restoration.
"The environmental movement is plagued by pessimism. And that’s not unreasonable: with so many complicated, seemingly intractable problems facing the planet, coupled with a need to convince people of the dangers we face, it’s hard not to focus on the negative
But that paints an unbalanced—and overly disheartening—picture of what’s going on with environmental stewardship today. There are success stories, and Our Once and Future Planet delivers a fascinating account of one of the most impressive areas of current environmental experimentation and innovation: ecological restoration. Veteran investigative reporter Paddy Woodworth has spent years traveling the globe and talking with people—scientists, politicians, and ordinary citizens—who are working on the front lines of the battle against environmental degradation. At sites ranging from Mexico to New Zealand and Chicago to Cape Town, Woodworth shows us the striking successes (and a few humbling failures) of groups that are attempting to use cutting-edge science to restore blighted, polluted, and otherwise troubled landscapes to states of ecological health—and, in some of the most controversial cases, to particular moments in historical time, before widespread human intervention. His firsthand field reports and interviews with participants reveal the promise, power, and limitations of restoration.
Ecological restoration alone won’t solve the myriad problems facing our environment. But Our Once and Future Planet demonstrates the role it can play, and the hope, inspiration, and new knowledge that can come from saving even one small patch of earth." FROM UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
When: Oct 14th 2013 6:30 – 8:00
Where: McGowan South 107, 1110 W Belden Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
A panel discussion and a short talk by Paddy will be followed by a reception. Contact: lhenegha@gmail.com
that sounds like a great book and it reminded my a little on the one I am reading currently: The World we mad by Jonathon Porritt ( it is especially describing what the future will bear, and how we can have impact on our environment .... )
ReplyDeletehere is an interesting article with the author: http://betterymagazine.com/conversations/interviewing-jonathon-porritt/
all the best,
karen
that sounds like a great book and it reminded my a little on the one I am reading currently: The World we mad by Jonathon Porritt ( it is especially describing what the future will bear, and how we can have impact on our environment .... )
ReplyDeletehere is an interesting article with the author: http://betterymagazine.com/conversations/interviewing-jonathon-porritt/
all the best,
karen