{"product_id":"9780971826472","title":"Together Resilient: Building Community in the Age of Climate Disruption","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntentional community as a model for a low carbon future\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe know that we need to reduce our personal carbon footprint, but for all our awareness, \u003ci\u003ereal change\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare commodity. \u003ci\u003eReal hope\u003c\/i\u003e comes from looking unflinchingly at our current circumstances and then committing wholeheartedly to creative action. Never has that been more urgently needed than right now, with the climate crisis looming larger every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTogether Resilient\u003c\/i\u003e explores intentional community as a viable model for a low carbon future. While looking realistically at the state of the world and the realities of climate disruption, it finds hope in examples of communities that already live high quality lives that the planet can sustain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt also looks at community as an essential element for surviving the coming (and already present) changes with more resilience and grace, and offers concrete examples of building community as a tool for reducing carbon emissions, outside the context of residential intentional communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom small solutions to the full re-invention of the systems we find ourselves in, author Ma’ikwe Ludwig mixes anecdote with data-based research to present a wide range of options that all embody compassion, creativity, and cooperation. Above all,\u003ci\u003e Together Resilient\u003c\/i\u003e is a call for for citizen-led, community-based action: why wait for the government when you can take action today, with your neighbors?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fellowship for Intentional Community","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47035086209264,"sku":"9780971826472","price":16.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780971826472_p0.jpg?v=1763876490","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780971826472","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}