What if we get it right? : visions of climate futures / Ayana Elizabeth Johnson.
| Author/creator | Johnson, Ayana Elizabeth author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : One World, [2024] |
| Description | xxiii, 469 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Prelude: An ocean love story -- Possibility. Introduction -- Reality check -- Earth is the best planet -- On another panel about climate, they ask me to sell the future and all I've got is a love poem -- Replenish and re-green. First, nature -- A vision -- Go farm, young people -- Give us back our bones -- Seeds and sovereignty -- If we build it... Neighborhoods and landscapes -- A note from Dad -- Design for a changing world -- The AI deluge -- Follow the money. Divest and protest -- Corporations, do better -- Since billionaires exist -- Your tax dollars at work -- Culture is the context. I dream of climate rom-coms -- The planet is the headline -- Dear future ones -- Kids these days -- There is nothing naive about moral clarity -- Changing the rules. Negotiating and leapfrogging -- A green new deal -- A blue new deal -- See you in court -- Community foremost. Disasterology -- Diasporas and home -- This living earth -- Building indigenous power -- Proto-farm communities -- Transformation. A note on hope -- An ocean of answers -- To be of use -- Climate oath -- The joyous work -- Away from the brink -- Behind the scenes -- Credits -- Index. |
| Abstract | "Sometimes the bravest thing we can do while facing an existential crisis is imagine life on the other side. This provocative and joyous book maps an inspiring landscape of possible climate futures. Through clear-eyed essays and vibrant conversations, infused with data, poetry, and art, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson guides us through solutions and possibilities at the nexus of science, policy, culture, and justice. Visionary farmers and financiers, architects and advocates help us conjure a flourishing future, one worth the effort it will take -- from all of us, with whatever we have to offer -- to create. If you haven't yet been able to picture a transformed and replenished world -- or see yourself, your loved ones, and your community in it -- this book is for you. If you haven't yet found your role in shaping this new world, or you're not sure how we can actually get there, this book is for you. With grace, humor, and humanity, Ayana invites readers to ask and answer this ultimate question, together: What if we get it right?"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Johnson, Ayana Elizabeth. What if we get it right?. First edition New York : One World, [2024] 9780593229378 |
| Genre/form | Informational works. |
| Genre/form | Essays. |
| Genre/form | Documents d'information. |
| LCCN | 2023056357 |
| ISBN | 9780593229361 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0593229363 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| Stock number | Random House Inc, Attn Order Entry 400 Hahn rd, Westminster, MD, USA, 21157 SAN 201-3975 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | TD171.75 .J63 2024 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |