From wrolley at charter.net  Thu Oct  5 09:21:43 2017
From: wrolley at charter.net (Wes Rolley)
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2017 09:21:43 -0700
Subject: [GPSCC-chat] Fwd: New Book from PCI: The Community Resilience Reader
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I think all should be familiar with Heinberg?s ideas. Maybe we ca urge our local city leaders to read it.  Reference it in letters to editor of our very local papers: Gilroy Dispatch, Morgan Hill Times, Palo Alto Daily Post, Willow Glen Times, etc. 

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> From: Richard Heinberg <education at postcarbon.org>
> Date: October 5, 2017 at 7:35:12 AM PDT
> To: Wesley <wrolley at charter.net>
> Subject: New Book from PCI: The Community Resilience Reader
> Reply-To: Richard Heinberg <education at postcarbon.org>
> 
> 
>  
> Dear Wesley,
> 
> This month Post Carbon Institute will release the new book, The Community Resilience Reader: Essential Resources for an Era of Upheaval, published by Island Press. 
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> The Community Resilience Reader offers a new vision for creating resilience through essays by leaders in varied fields including science, policy, community building, and urban design. It describes the environmental, economic, energy, and equity challenges we face, the essential tools of resilience science, and the wisdom of activists, scholars, and analysts working with community issues on the ground. The result is a holistic, accessible book that will inspire readers and provide them with the tools for creating resilience at the community level.
> PREORDER NOW
> This was a very rewarding project and one that I was honored to be a part of. In addition to my chapter, The Energy Crisis: From Fossil Fuel Abundance to Renewable Energy Constraints, a variety of experts and scholars contributed insightful chapters on topics such as:
> Six Foundations for Building Community Resilience
> The Needs of Humanity Versus the Limits of the Planet
> The Limits of 20th Century Economics and Growth
> The True Costs of Extractive Capitalism
> Does Human Nature Drive Us Toward Collapse?
> Systems Literacy: A Toolkit for Purposeful Change
> Pulling It All Together: Resilience, Wisdom, and Beloved Community
> Building Community Resilience at the Water?s Edge
> Beyond Waste: Sustainable Consumption for Community Resilience
> Please consider sharing this news with your personal and professional networks. You can direct friends, family and colleagues to the Post Carbon Institute website for more information, updates, and a special discount code for all orders placed through Island Press.
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> I hope you enjoy the book.
>  
> Sincerely,
> 
> Richard Heinberg
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