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Stevenson, Mark

 
9781468315837: We Do Things Differently: The Outsiders Rebooting Our World
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ISBN 10 : 1468315838 ISBN 13 : 9781468315837
Editeur : Harry N. Abrams, 2018

Synopsis

There is hope for us yet: "Stevenson's engaging commentary has the ability to restore your faith in human ingenuity in the face of adversity." --Geographical magazine

Our systems are failing. Old models--for education, healthcare and government, food production, energy supply--are creaking under the weight of modern challenges. As the world's population heads towards 10 billion, it's clear we need new approaches. In We Do Things Differently, historian and futurologist Mark Stevenson sets out to find them, across four continents.

From Brazilian favelas to high-tech Boston, from rural India to a shed inventor in England's home counties, Mark Stevenson travels the world to find the advance guard reimagining our future. At each stop, he meets innovators who have already succeeded in challenging the status quo, pioneering new ways to make our world more sustainable, equitable, and humane.

Populated by extraordinary characters--including Detroit citizens who created new jobs and promoted healthy eating by building greenhouses; an Austrian mayor who built a new biomass plant using the by-product of a local flooring company; and an Indian doctor who crowdsourced his research and published his findings online--We Do Things Differently paints a riveting picture of what can be done to address the world's most pressing dilemmas, offering a much-needed dose of down-to-earth optimism. It is a window on (and a roadmap to) a different and better future.

"Stevenson writes with enormous warmth and humor." --Cory Doctorow

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À propos de l'auteur

Mark Stevenson is a futurologist and writer whose work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Times, and The Daily Telegraph. His acclaimed book An Optimist's Tour of the Future has been translated into ten languages.

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Éditeur
Harry N. Abrams
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1468315838
ISBN 13 
9781468315837
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
304
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Buchpark GmbH
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