{"product_id":"connected-to-place-matt-biggar-9781501783999","title":"Connected to Place: Regenerating Nature, Communities, and Local Economies Through Systems Change","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eConnected to Place \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003elooks at place-based systems change as a real-world solution to our growing environmental and social crises.\u003c\/b\u003e Distilling lessons from a thirty-year career in the social sector, Matt Biggar offers a practical guide to creating conditions for societal transformation. He presents a vision that reorients people's daily lives around their neighborhoods and communities, and he shows us how we can get there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen thinking about place-based systems change, many questions arise. What systems do we change? How do we change them? What outcomes are we seeking? In \u003ci\u003eConnected to Place\u003c\/i\u003e, Biggar answers these questions for advocates, planners, policymakers, educators, and others interested in systems change. Readers will learn about the ideas, tools, and pathways imperative to creating lasting, regenerative change. By reframing our approach to social progress, \u003ci\u003eConnected to Place\u003c\/i\u003e outlines the way toward rebuilding connection with nature and local community and revitalizing local and regional economies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matt Biggar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501783998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501783999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Comstock Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Matt Biggar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47427565912319,"sku":"9781501783999","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2153f696-2f91-43e2-866d-c46150cbf2ec.jpg?v=1761580171","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/connected-to-place-matt-biggar-9781501783999","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}