Research Catalog

Title

The atlas of disappearing places : our coasts and oceans in the climate crisis / Christina Conklin and Marina Psaros ; maps and illustrations by Christina Conklin.

Author

Conklin, Christina

Publication

• New York : The New Press, 2021.
• ©2021

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Details

Additional Authors

Psaros, Marina

Description

xv, 220 pages : color illustrations, color maps; 27 cm

Summary

• "A heavily illustrated book and narrative about the threat of rising sea levels around the world"--
• Our planet is in peril. Seas are rising, oceans are acidifying, ice is melting, coasts are flooding, species are dying, and communities are faltering. Despite these dire circumstances, most of us don't have a clear sense of how the interconnected crises in our ocean are affecting the climate system, food webs, coastal cities, and biodiversity, and which solutions can help us co-create a better future. Through a rich combination of place-based storytelling, clear explanations of climate science and policy, and beautifully rendered maps that use a unique ink-on-dried-seaweed technique, The Atlas of Disappearing Places depicts twenty locations across the globe, from Shanghai and Antarctica to Houston and the Cook Islands. The authors describe four climate change impacts - changing chemistry, warming waters, strengthening storms, and rising seas - using the metaphor of the ocean as a body to draw parallels between natural systems and human systems. Each chapter paints a portrait of an existential threat in a particular place, detailing what will be lost if we do not take bold action now. Weaving together contemporary stories and speculative "future histories" for each place, this work considers both the serious consequences if we continue to pursue business as usual, and what we can do - from government policies to grassroots activism - to write a different, more hopeful story. A beautiful work of art and an indispensable resource to learn more about the devastating consequences of the climate crisis - as well as possibilities for individual and collective action - The Atlas of Disappearing Places will engage and inspire readers on the most pressing issue of our time.--COVER.

Subject

• Sea level
• Ocean temperature
• Coastal ecosystem health
• Coast changes
• Marine ecosystem health
• Marine pollution

Genre/Form

• Illustrated works.
• Maps.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-206) and index.

Contents

Part I: Changing chemistry -- Kure Atoll, Hawai'i: plastic, plastic everywhere -- The Arabian Sea: regime shift -- Camden, Maine: salt, fat, acid, (no) meat -- The Cook Islands: feeding the fever -- San Francisco Bay: seven-layer dip -- Part II: Strengthening storms -- Houston: we have a problem -- Hamburg, Germany: river city at risk -- New York, New York: capital of capital -- San Juan, Puerto Rico: Poder, Despacito -- Kutupalong Camp, Bangladesh: human tides -- Part III: Warming waters -- The Arctic Ocean: when the ice melts -- Pisco, Peru: Enso and the end of fish -- The North Atlantic: in deep -- Kisite, Kenya: coral collapse -- Pine Island Glacier: what happens in Antarctica doesn't stay in Antarctica -- Part IV: Rising seas -- Shanghai, China: sink, sank, sunk -- Hampton Roads, Virginia: bye, bye, birdies -- Ben Tre, Vietnam: doing more with less -- The Thames Estuary, Britain: from Gravesend to Allhallows -- Ise, Japan: tradition for the future -- What's next? / by Marina Psaros -- Toward transilience / by Christina Conklin.

Call Number

GC89

ISBN

• 9781620974568
• 1620974568

LCCN

• 2020041259
• 40030656667

OCLC

1198088042

Author

Conklin, Christina, author.

Title

The atlas of disappearing places : our coasts and oceans in the climate crisis / Christina Conklin and Marina Psaros ; maps and illustrations by Christina Conklin.

Publisher

New York : The New Press, 2021.

Copyright Date

©2021

Type of Content

text

still image

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-206) and index.

Added Author

Psaros, Marina, author.

Other Standard Identifier

40030656667

Research Call Number

*R-RMRR GC89 .C66 2021