Free Island Press E-book on Making a Way in the Age of Extremes

It’s not a stretch to say that we live in an age of extremes. 2023 was — by far — the hottest year since humans have been keeping records; scientists say it was the hottest in 100,000 years. The…

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New book by Anna Zivarts is all about #nondriving & #nondrivers

From the #book blurb: "One third of people living in the United States do not have a #driverLicense... and they are largely invisible. [...]The consequence of this invisibility is a #mobility system designed almost exclusively for #drivers... Zivarts shows that it is critical to include people who can’t drive in #transportation planning decisions"

#WhenDrivingIsNotAnOption, due out May 2024 by #IslandPress

https://islandpress.org/books/when-driving-not-option

When Driving Is Not an Option

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Received a new book from publisher #IslandPress “Climate Resilience for an Aging Nation” by Danielle Arigoni #climate #resillience
– Four Recent Books From Island PressUrbanReview | ST LOUIS

Book publisher Island Press always impresses me with thoughtful new books written by people working to solve current problems — the subjects are important ones for urbanists and policy makers to be familiar and actively discussing. These four books are presented in the order I received them. ‘Justice and the ...

To bee or not to bee – I'll be wrapping up my pair of bee-themed reviews early next week

#Books #BookReview #Bookstodon #Insects #Bees #Entomology #Scicomm #IslandPress @princetonupress @[email protected]

What makes a good garden?

Chris McLaughlin believes doing no harm is more important than beauty and productivity. Her new book outlines how to create such a garden. Read my review here: https://thechattygardener.com/book-reviews/review-the-good-garden/

#books #BookReview #gardening #sustainability #IslandPress #gardens #plants #plant #Vegetables #VegetableGrowing #GrowYourOwn #GardeningBooks

Review: The Good Garden - The Chatty Gardener

The Good Garden by Chris McLaughlin redefines what's meant by successful growing. A how-to-do guide to gardening sustainably.

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Received a new book “Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities” by Veronica O. Davis.; published by #IslandPress
Received a new book “Smaller Cities in a Shrinking World: Learning to Thrive Without Growth” by Alan Mallach, published by #IslandPress
‎In This Climate: Rural energy: Cooperatives and public-owned utilities, with Michelle Moore on Apple Podcasts

‎Show In This Climate, Ep Rural energy: Cooperatives and public-owned utilities, with Michelle Moore - Jan 2, 2023

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I’m sad that delivery people have to work on Sunday but I’m happy when packages like this arrive. Ordered when #IslandPress had a sale offer. #JeffSpeck #walkablecities #urbanism