Disposable City
Miami's Future on the Shores of Climate Catastrophe
$45.17
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
7 September 2020
Summary
Miami, Florida, is likely to be entirely underwater by the end of this century. Residents are already starting to see the effects of sea level rise today. From sunny day flooding caused by higher tides to a sewer system on the brink of total collapse, the city undeniably lives in a climate changed world. In Disposable City, Miami resident Mario Alejandro Ariza shows us not only what climate change looks like on the ground today, but also what Miami will look like 100 years from now, and how t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781541788466 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 154178846X |
| Author: | Mario Alejandro Ariza |
| Publisher: | PublicAffairs,U.S. |
| Imprint: | PublicAffairs,U.S. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 7 September 2020 |
| Weight: | 520g |
| Dimensions: | 238mm x 154mm x 32mm |
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Disposable City is a vivid and well-executed portrait of a city undergoing climate metamorphosis.– Julian Brave NoiseCat, Fellow, Type Media Center
“Disposable City is a vivid and well-executed portrait of a city undergoing climate metamorphosis.”–Julian Brave NoiseCat, Fellow, Type Media Center“A forceful depiction of a global crisis viewed through the lens of one of the world’s most vulnerable cities.”–Kirkus“Ariza blends recent research from scientists, conversations with residents, economic trends and history in a richly reported odyssey of one city’s response to a growing crisis. Weaving in his own deeply personal narrative, Ariza shows the effects of the rising tide aren’t just about environmental and infrastructural change – they also impact individual lives.”–Discover Magazine “Few places on earth make clearer the danger we’re facing as a civilization: this absorbing tour of Miami (past, present, and future) will leave you insistent on joining the fight to slow down global warming!”–Bill McKibben, author of Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?
About The Author
Mario Alejandro Ariza
Mario Alejandro Ariza grew up in Santo Domingo and Miami, where he lives currently. His work has appeared in outlets such as The Atlantic, The Believer, the Miami New Times, and The New Tropic. He is featured in Sinking Cities, a PBS documentary series on the threat of climate change.
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