| Description |
1 online resource : map, portrait |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Funky town -- pt. 2. Hometown |
| Summary |
In an era when incomprehensibly complex issues like Peak Oil and Climate Change dominate headlines, practical solutions at a local level can seem somehow inadequate. In response, Lyle Estill's Small is Possible introduces us to "hometown security," with this chronicle of a community-powered response to resource depletion in a fickle global economy. True stories, springing from the soils of Chatham County, North Carolina, offer a positive counter balance to the bleakness of our age. This is the story of how one small southern US town found actual solutions to actual problems. Unwilling to rely on government and wary of large corporations, these residents discovered it is possible for a community to feed itself, fuel itself, heal itself and govern itself. This book is filled with newspaper columns, blog entries, letters and essays that have appeared on the margins of small town economies. Tough subjects are handled with humor and finesse. Compelling stories of successful small businesses from the grocery co-op to the biodiesel co-op describe a town and its people on a genuine quest for sustainability. Everyone interested in sustainability, local economy, small business, and whole foods will be inspired by the success stories in this book |
| Analysis |
ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning |
| Notes |
EPUB format lacks index included in the PDF format |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Community development -- Case studies
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Sustainable development -- Citizen participation -- Case studies
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Community organization -- Case studies
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Small business -- Case studies
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Autarchy -- Case studies
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Community development corporations -- Case studies
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Autarchy
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Community development
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Community organization
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Economic history
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Small business
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Sustainable development -- Citizen participation
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| SUBJECT |
Chatham County (N.C.) -- Economic conditions
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| Subject |
North Carolina -- Chatham County
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Case studies
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Case studies.
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Études de cas.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1550923579 |
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9781550923575 |
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