Synopses & Reviews
More trees. Hydrogen-fuelled cabs. Urbiology. A new model of taxation. Solar panels on big-box stores. The art of salvage. Composters for dog poo in city parks. Retrofitting our urban slabs. Gardening the Gardiner. Ravine City. What would make Toronto a greener place?
In the third volume of the uTOpia series, dozens of imaginative Torontonians think big and small about sustainability. From suggestions for changes to our transit system and more mixed-use neighbourhoods to a tongue-in-cheek proposal for a painted line aroudn the city and a short comic book about Toronto in the year 2057, GreenTOpia challenges the city and its residents to rethink what it means to be green in a metropolis, and how to take their love of the city one green step further. Other pieces include an interview with Mayor David Miller and a breakdown of the ecological impact of our morning coffee. GreenTOpia features photos, maps and a 56 page green directory of resources, organizations, incentives and programs promoting sustainability in the GTA.
Synopsis
Cultural Writing. Architecture and the environment. This third book in the uTOpia series asked imaginative Torontonians to think both big and small about how they might make their city more environmentally wise and responsible. Torontonians responded with immodest proposals and how-to tips, thoughtful considerations and flights of fancy that just might work. They wrote essays long and short, taking stock of how far Toronto has come in the struggle to green itself and providing suggestions for simple actions with big effects. Their ideas - sometimes playful, sometimes pie-in-the-sky - offer brazen new perspectives on transportation, garbage, trees, energy, water, animals and green space and arrive at imaginative and ingenious solutions to the problems plaguing all modern cities. GreenTOpia features a resources section, including profiles of key eco-friendly groups in the GTA, a directory of green organizations, as well as a how-to guide and a fun-facts section.
Synopsis
Thinking that the solutions to our environmental woes have to start in our own backyards, the editors of uTOpia: Towards a New Toronto and The State of the Arts: Living with Culture in Toronto asked twenty prominent Torontonians for immodest proposals for greening their city. Their answers--some playful, some pragmatic, some pie-in-the-sky--offer brazen new perspectives on transportation, garbage, trees, water, and green space and arrive at imaginative and ingenious solutions to the problems plaguing modern cities.
About the Author
Jonny Dovercourt (Jonathan Bunce) was the co-founder of the Wavelength music series and zine. He plays guitar for the punk band Republic of Safety and works as the co-artistic director of The Music Gallery.
Christina Palassio is the Managing Editor of Coach House Books. She has written for the Globe and Mail, the Montreal Gazette and Matrix Magazine.
Alana Wilcox is the Senior Editor of Coach House Books.