[DOC] John Thompson's Modern Course for the Piano - Fifth Grade (Book Only): Fifth Grade by John Thompson at Arts-Photography

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If we want to preserve whats still left of the natural world; we need to stop using so much of it. And; says veteran environmental activist Matt Hern; cities are the best chance we have left for a truly ecological future . . . but what does it take to make a truly sustainable city?Common Ground in a Liquid City is a fun and engaging look at the future of urban life. Hern takes us on a journey through over a dozen urban centers; from Vancouver to Istanbul; Las Vegas; and beyond; exploring the history and current composition of cities around the globe and highlighting the elements of each that make it livable.Each of Herns ten chapters focuses on a central theme of city life: diversity; street life; crime; population density; water and natural life; gentrification; and globalism. What emerges in the end is an appealing portrait of what the urban future might look likemdash;environmentally friendly; locally focused; and governed from below.Matt Hern is an inveterate city dweller and an environmental and education activist. The editor of Everywhere All the Time: A New Deschooling Reader and the author of Deschooling Our Lives and Field Day; he founded Vancouvers Car-Free Day and is the director of the Purple Thistle Center for alternative education. These days; he lives in Vancouver with his partner and daughters and lectures widely around the globe.