Edens Lost & Found: How Ordinary Citizens Are Restoring Our Great American Cities

by Wiland, Harry

• ISBN13: 9781933392264
• ISBN10: 1933392266
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-15
• Publisher: Chelsea Green Pub Co

Summary

Part celebration and part inspiration, Edens Lost & Found, the companion book to the PBS series, chronicles the forward-looking transformation of America's urban landscapes and communities.

Author Biography

Individual productions by filmmakers Harry Wiland and Dale Bell have received an Academy Award, five Emmys, one Peabody, two Christophers, and two Cine Golden Eagles, among other awards. Their collaborative award-winning project on caregiving, "And Thou Shalt Honor," was broadcast by PBS in 2002 to wide acclaim. They are both Ashoka Fellows. Joseph D'Agnese is the co-author of The Newman's Own Organics Guide to a Good Life. A regular contributor to Discover, his work has been anthologized in The Best American Science Writing, and he has written for the New York Times,Wired, and Saveur, among other publications.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Preface	xi
Introduction
The Path to Sustainability	1	(20)
Chicago
City of the Big Shoulders	21	(48)
Philadelphia
The Holy Experiment	69	(64)
Los Angeles
Dream a Different City	133	(58)
Seattle
The Future Is Now	191	(68)
Epilogue	259	(4)
Acknowledgments	263	(2)
Resource Directory	265	(10)
Funding Organizations	275	(2)
Index	277