Choosing a Sustainable Future
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A small city's big vision that can help transform your own community.
We all want a sustainable future, but what does it look like, and how do we get there? In Ithaca, NY a new culture is blossoming-one that values cooperation, local production, environmental stewardship, social justice andcreativity. Ithaca is showing the way to meet the challenges of the day with a wide variety of practical, real-world solutions.
Filled with inspiring examples, Choosing a Sustainable Future provides readers with a remarkable sense of possibility. Explore Ithaca's:
- bustling, vibrant farmers markets, overflowing with fresh, local produce
- award-winning community credit union that triples the savings of low-income people
- flagship college sustainability programs
- pioneering alternative transportation programs, such as Ithaca Carshare
- innovative efforts by coalitions of local business, university, government and activists to create transformation in areas as diverse as green building, city planning, health and wellness, and honoring cultural diversity.
Taken together, these examples of citizen engagement are a taste of what life could be like in a sustainable city of the future. In a time of overwhelming economic, social and environmental crises, Choosing aSustainable Future provides a quiet, authoritative voice of hope.
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Liz Walker is the award-winning author of EcoVillage at Ithaca and the co-founder and executive director of the acclaimed intentional community of the same name. She is a leading authority on cohousing and sustainable communities, a founding board member of Gaia Education and a lifelong grassroots organizer for peace and environmental groups.
Content
Acknowledgments Preface - Why I Wrote This Book Introduction - Another World Is Possible
1. Learning from the First Nations 2. Growing a Local Food Culture 3. Green Building/Green Energy 4. Building a Livable City - Smart Land Use and Transportation Alternatives 5. Local, Living Economy 6. Educating for a Sustainable Future 7. Getting the Word Out - Alternative Media 8. Health and Wellness for All 9. Addressing Racism 10. Ithaca Is Gorges 11. Turning Waste into Gold 12. Local Government and Institutional Change 13. Changing Culture, Changing Lives 14. Art at the Heart - Ithaca Celebrates! 15. Bringing It All Together - What Have We Learned?
Endnotes Index About the Author
