{"product_id":"ten-thousand-central-parks-david-brown-morris-9781531511647","title":"Ten Thousand Central Parks: A Climate-Change Parable","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA visionary look at Central Park's creation as an urban success story inspiring bold climate action\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClimate change is the existential crisis of our time. With extreme heatwaves, wildfires, hurricanes, and floods displacing millions, many wonder: What can I do?\u003ci\u003e Ten Thousand Central Parks\u003c\/i\u003e challenges the despair of inaction, using the history of Central Park as an unlikely yet urgent environmental parable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCreated in the years immediately before, during, and after the Civil War, Central Park IS a radical experiment in urban renewal, transforming a chaotic and polluted terrain into an 843-acre refuge. More than a scenic landmark, it was a visionary public project that provided jobs, green space, and a lasting environmental legacy. Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, the park was America's first large-scale public works project, undertaken at a time of national crisis and built almost entirely by immigrants. Its creation offers a powerful lesson: even in turbulent times, cities can be reimagined, and large-scale ecological transformations are possible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith over half of the world's population living in cities today, predicted soon to reach nearly 70%, urban green spaces are more crucial than ever. Morris argues that Central Park is not just an artifact of the past but a model for the future. Its 18,000 trees sequester nearly a million pounds of carbon dioxide annually, proving that ambitious, nature-based solutions can improve the quality of life while addressing environmental challenges. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with urgency and optimism, \u003ci\u003e Ten Thousand Central Parks\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fresh perspective on the climate crisis, rejecting doom in favor of possibility. We need projects on the scale of Central Park-- thousands of them--to meet today's environmental challenges. This book--a boundary-crossing work of narrative nonfiction--is an invitation to think big, act boldly, and embrace radical hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Brown Morris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1531511643\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781531511647\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fordham University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"David Brown Morris","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46881082900735,"sku":"9781531511647","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_05ee47f3-f242-4bb8-b741-9428005e334f.jpg?v=1747970619","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ten-thousand-central-parks-david-brown-morris-9781531511647","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}