- 352 pages
- English
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About this book
A look at what the American lifestyle has done to the environment—and how to move toward a better future.
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In the last century, three powerful forces—oil, cars, and suburbs—buoyed the American dream. Yet now, the quality of life in the United States is declining due to these same three forces. Our dependence on oil is a root cause of wars, recessions, and natural disasters. Cars consume an outsize share of our incomes and force us to squander time in traffic. Meanwhile, expensive, spread-out suburbs devour farmland—and in a vicious cycle, further entrench our reliance on cars and oil.
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In Terra Nova, conservation ecologist Eric W. Sanderson—the national bestselling author of Mannahatta—offers concrete steps toward a solution. He delves into natural history, architecture, chemistry, and politics, to show how the American relationship to nature has shaped our past, and how it can affect our future. Illustrated throughout with maps, charts, and infographics, Terra Nova demonstrates that it is indeed possible to achieve a better world.
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"Sanderson commendably outlines 'a new way of life . . . designed to sustain American prosperity, health, and freedom for generations to come.'" — Publishers Weekly
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In the last century, three powerful forces—oil, cars, and suburbs—buoyed the American dream. Yet now, the quality of life in the United States is declining due to these same three forces. Our dependence on oil is a root cause of wars, recessions, and natural disasters. Cars consume an outsize share of our incomes and force us to squander time in traffic. Meanwhile, expensive, spread-out suburbs devour farmland—and in a vicious cycle, further entrench our reliance on cars and oil.
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In Terra Nova, conservation ecologist Eric W. Sanderson—the national bestselling author of Mannahatta—offers concrete steps toward a solution. He delves into natural history, architecture, chemistry, and politics, to show how the American relationship to nature has shaped our past, and how it can affect our future. Illustrated throughout with maps, charts, and infographics, Terra Nova demonstrates that it is indeed possible to achieve a better world.
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"Sanderson commendably outlines 'a new way of life . . . designed to sustain American prosperity, health, and freedom for generations to come.'" — Publishers Weekly
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- Part I The Siren Song
- 1 How the Sirens Sing
- 2 An Ode to Oil
- 3 Flexible Power
- 4 The Cheap Oil Window
- 5 Time for Space
- 6 The Great American Expansion
- 7 The Crescendo and the Crash
- Part II Terra Nova
- 8 Holding Council
- 9 Gate Duties
- 10 Moving to Town
- 11 Roads to Rails
- 12 Invest in the Sun
- Part III Ramifications
- 13 A Future
- 14 Cost, Sacrifice, and Evolution
- 15 Collateral Benefits
- Footnote
- Notes, Sources, and Elaborations
- Bibliography
- Table of Unit Conversions
- Orders of Magnitude
- Acknowledgments
- Index of Searchable Terms
- Copyright Page