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Author: Stephen R.J. Sheppard (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Earthscan Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 18.90cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 24.60cm
Weight: 1.440kg
ISBN: 9781844078202
ISBN 10: 1844078205
Pages: 528
Publication Date: 29 March 2012
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'Psychologist Joseph C. Pearce once said, 'Seeing within changes one's outer vision.' Could the reverse be true as well? If we saw without, created tangible visions of what cannot yet be seen, might we change deep within? This book - based on solid science and plenty of practical experience - starts from this affirmative premise: Yes, we visual animals do change our minds and hearts when we see for ourselves what is or could be. Nowhere is it more important to use the power of visioning and visualization than in the context of climate change. This book shows why this is so, and how it can be done effectively and ethically. We must learn from Stephen Sheppard how to use the power of visualization, and then harness the power of seeing, to facilitate the necessary changes toward a responsible, life-affirming, and sustainable future.' Susanne C. Moser, Consultant and Researcher, University of California at Santa Cruz
'Psychologist Joseph C. Pearce once said, Seeing within changes one's outer vision. Could the reverse be true as well? If we saw without, created tangible visions of what cannot yet be seen, might we change deep within? This book - based on solid science and plenty of practical experience - starts from this affirmative premise: Yes, we visual animals do change our minds and hearts when we see for ourselves what is or could be. Nowhere is it more important to use the power of visioning and visualization than in the context of climate change. This book shows why this is so, and how it can be done effectively and ethically. We must learn from Stephen Sheppard how to use the power of visualization, and then harness the power of seeing, to facilitate the necessary changes toward a responsible, life-affirming, and sustainable future.' - Susanne C. Moser, Consultant and Researcher, University of California at Santa Cruz. 'It's of course hard to picture climate change, because carbon dioxide is invisible - if it were brown, we would have stopped producing it long ago. Here, in a sense, are dozens of way to make it brown - to allow people to see the most important thing happening on our planet.' - Bill McKibben, author Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet.
'Psychologist Joseph C. Pearce once said, Seeing within changes one's outer vision. Could the reverse be true as well? If we saw without, created tangible visions of what cannot yet be seen, might we change deep within? This book - based on solid science and plenty of practical experience - starts from this affirmative premise: Yes, we visual animals do change our minds and hearts when we see for ourselves what is or could be. Nowhere is it more important to use the power of visioning and visualization than in the context of climate change. This book shows why this is so, and how it can be done effectively and ethically. We must learn from Stephen Sheppard how to use the power of visualization, and then harness the power of seeing, to facilitate the necessary changes toward a responsible, life-affirming, and sustainable future.' - Susanne C. Moser, Consultant and Researcher, University of California at Santa Cruz
'Psychologist Joseph C. Pearce once said, Seeing within changes one's outer vision. Could the reverse be true as well? If we saw without, created tangible visions of what cannot yet be seen, might we change deep within? This book - based on solid science and plenty of practical experience - starts from this affirmative premise: Yes, we visual animals do change our minds and hearts when we see for ourselves what is or could be. Nowhere is it more important to use the power of visioning and visualization than in the context of climate change. This book shows why this is so, and how it can be done effectively and ethically. We must learn from Stephen Sheppard how to use the power of visualization, and then harness the power of seeing, to facilitate the necessary changes toward a responsible, life-affirming, and sustainable future.' Susanne C. Moser, Consultant and Researcher, University of California at Santa Cruz
Author Information
Dr. Stephen Sheppard is Professor in Landscape Architecture and Forestry at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, and Director of the Collaborative for Advanced Landscape Planning (CALP). He is a leading expert in visualization, and has over 30 years' experience internationally in research and practice in landscape planning, public involvement, environmental perception, and planning for climate change . He was a co-author on the Canadian National Assessment of climate change impacts and adaptation (BC Chapter), and served as a reviewer of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. He recently served as a Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, UBC.
