Bibliograph

The atlas of disappearing places, our coasts and oceans in the climate crisis, Christina Conklin and Marina Psaros ; maps and illustrations by Christina Conklin

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Label

The atlas of disappearing places, our coasts and oceans in the climate crisis, Christina Conklin and Marina Psaros ; maps and illustrations by Christina Conklin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The atlas of disappearing places

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1198088042

Responsibility statement

Christina Conklin and Marina Psaros ; maps and illustrations by Christina Conklin

Sub title

our coasts and oceans in the climate crisis

Summary

Through a rich combination of place-based storytelling, clear explanations of climate science and policy, and beautifully rendered maps that use a unique ink-on-dried-seaweed technique, The Atlas of Disappearing Places depicts twenty locations across the globe, from Shanghai and Antarctica to Houston and the Cook Islands. The authors describe four climate change impacts—changing chemistry, warming waters, strengthening storms, and rising seas—using the metaphor of the ocean as a body to draw parallels between natural systems and human systems. Each chapter paints a portrait of an existential threat in a particular place, detailing what will be lost if we do not take bold action now. Weaving together contemporary stories and speculative “future histories” for each place, this work considers both the serious consequences if we continue to pursue business as usual, and what we can do—from government policies to grassroots activism—to write a different, more hopeful story

Table Of Contents

Part I: Changing chemistry -- Kure Atoll, Hawai'i: plastic, plastic everywhere -- The Arabian Sea: regime shift -- Camden, Maine: salt, fat, acid, (no) meat -- The Cook Islands: feeding the fever -- San Francisco Bay: seven-layer dip -- Part II: Strengthening storms -- Houston: we have a problem -- Hamburg, Germany: river city at risk -- New York, New York: capital of capital -- San Juan, Puerto Rico: Poder, Despacito -- Kutupalong Camp, Bangladesh: human tides -- Part III: Warming waters -- The Arctic Ocean: when the ice melts -- Pisco, Peru: Enso and the end of fish -- The North Atlantic: in deep -- Kisite, Kenya: coral collapse -- Pine Island Glacier: what happens in Antarctica doesn't stay in Antarctica -- Part IV: Rising seas -- Shanghai, China: sink, sank, sunk -- Hampton Roads, Virginia: bye, bye, birdies -- Ben Tre, Vietnam: doing more with less -- The Thames Estuary, Britain: from Gravesend to Allhallows -- Ise, Japan: tradition for the future -- What's next? / by Marina Psaros -- Toward transilience / by Christina Conklin

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