Paddy Woodworth: Our Once and Future Planet: Restoring the World in the Climate Change Century

Our Once and Future Planet: Restoring the World in the Climate Change Century


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The environmental movement is plagued by pessimism. And that's not unreasonable: with so many complicated, seemingly intractable problems facing the planet, coupled with a need to convince people of the dangers we face, it's hard not to focus on the negative. But that paints an unbalanced - and overly disheartening - picture of what's going on with environmental stewardship today. There are success stories, and Our Once and Future Planet delivers a fascinating account of one of the most impressive areas of current environmental experimentation and innovation: ecological restoration. Veteran investigative reporter Paddy Woodworth has spent years traveling the globe and talking with people - scientists, politicians, and ordinary citizens - who are working on the front lines of the battle against environmental degradation. At sites ranging from Mexico to New Zealand and Chicago to Cape Town, Woodworth shows us the striking successes (and a few humbling failures) of groups that are attempting to use cutting-edge science to restore blighted, polluted, and otherwise troubled landscapes to states of ecological health-and, in some of the most controversial cases, to particular moments in historical time, before widespread human intervention. His firsthand field reports and interviews with participants reveal the promise, power, and limitations of restoration. Ecological restoration alone won't solve the myriad problems facing our environment. But Our Once and Future Planet demonstrates the role it can play, and the hope, inspiration, and new knowledge that can come from saving even one small patch of earth.

Mark Verstegen, the world-renowned performance coach who was at the forefront of the core training revolution, now applies his cutting-edge training system to the special needs of the endurance athlete. Verstegen's first two books - "Core Performance" and "Core Performance Essentials" - broke new ground in fitness with their intense focus on the muscles of the core: shoulders, hips, and midsection. That focus remains the key here as he not only helps endurance athletes train more effectively, but also gives them a potent regimen of core training that will Our Once and Future Planet: Restoring the World in the Climate Change Century free pdf help them move more efficiently, speed recovery, and stave off overuse injuries and long-term deterioration.His plan: helps endurance athletes at all levels - from competitive swimmers and hard-driven triathletes to everyday joggers; delivers the desired combination of strength and stamina, balance and flexibility, athletic quickness and power - to which the endurance athlete strives; and, provides an endurance-oriented nutrition program complete with recommendations for pre-and post-race eating.


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Author: Paddy Woodworth
Number of Pages: 544 pages
Published Date: 08 Nov 2013
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Publication Country: Chicago, IL, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780226907390
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