Climate Chaos: Killing People, Places, and the Planet

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Featuring insights from influential figures like Pope Francis and Albert Gore alongside contributions from over thirty esteemed authors, Climate Chaos: Killing People, Places and the Planet charts a transformative path from despair to optimism. Grounded in rigorous scientific research, the book unflinchingly exposes the links between industries such as coal, fossil fuels, chemical factories, liquor, tobacco, and others, and their role in accelerating global warming and mass displacement. It courageously challenges climate change denialism, advocating for transparency and accountability in addressing these urgent challenges. In a time of profound despair, this book unites faith and science to forge a path towards a sustainable and livable future. Its impact resonates beyond the page, inspiring a forthcoming PBS film.

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"This groundbreaking book uncovers the numerous ways climate chaos is killing people, places, and the planet. It makes a powerful contribution by offering a hopeful, practical perspective to reversing destructive climate chaos and reducing greenhouse gases by 80% through implementing practical policies that will create a more sustainable, prosperous, and livable Earth. -- Julian Agyeman, Tufts University
John Hans Gilderbloom, a renowned authority in the climate and environmental research field, has crafted a seminal work that revolutionizes our understanding of the critical issues in environmental science and politics. With 29 authors and a message from Pope Francis and Nobel Prize Winner Albert Gore, John Hans Gilderbloom has placed us on a trajectory to reassess what it means to say we are in a crisis not so much of the environment but of human existence. The books title, Climate Chaos: Killing People, Places, and the Planet, says it all. We as citizens must understand that in this monumental work, these scientists are attempting to tell us that we must envision a paradigm shift, a new worldview. -- Bobby William Austin, Ph.D., President of Neighborhood Associates and author of Repairing the Breach: Key Ways to Support Family Life, Reclaim Our Streets, and Rebuild Civil Society in Americas Communities. Report of the National Task Force on African-Am
Stunning! A powerful action plan for how cities can save our planet from destruction. -- Stephen Roosa, Ph.D., MBA, CEM, BEP, CSDP, REP, CBCE, CMVP, LEED AP, Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Strategic Energy and Environmental Planning
John Gilderblooms message couldnt be more timely or important not only that climate change is the existential challenge of our time, but that there is indeed a hopeful path forward. Effective action on climate change cannot help but address and improve our other related challenges, including unequal impacts on health, threats to equitable human development, and declining urban quality of life for too many. In that sense, the growing awareness of climate threats may help to mobilize needed action on these other long-neglected issues. -- Michael W. Mehaffy, Ph.D., Executive Director, Lennard Institute/International Conference on Making Cities Livable and author of Cities Alive: Jane Jacobs, Christopher Alexander, and the Roots of the New Urban Renaissance
A must-read for anyone concerned about climate change and what can be done about it. -- Cary Lowe, Ph.D., member of the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners and author of Becoming American: A Political Memoir
This book is an inspiring must-read for anyone who wants to know how to solve the greatest challenge of our timeclimate change. World renowned urban planner John Hans Gilderbloom reveals the untold story of how municipalities, businesses, and private citizens are working together to make a tangible impact. Its in-depth analysis of how we have the tools and technology to dramatically reduce greenhouse gases and create a sustainable future is the inspiration for our documentary, Climate of Hope: Cities Saving the World. The film is filled with inspiring stories from cities all over the world. Together, they are a powerful call to action. -- Chris Sean Nolan, Director, Climate of Hope, and three-time Emmy Award winner
An excellent overview of the climate crisis facing all of us. -- Scott Cummings, Professor Emeritus, Saint Louis University and former editor, Journal of Urban Affairs
Dr. Gilderblooms book, Climate Chaos: Killing People, Places, and the Planet, gives an honest and fearless assessment of the problems that manifest in our inner cities and impact the health of residents who are suffering daily. I was with John Hans Gilderbloom when he met Martin Luther King III, who told him that he provided a model for rebuilding livable neighborhoods that his father and mother envisioned. I was also with him when Don Terner, the United States Envoy for South Africa, announced he would meet with President Nelson Mandela and tell him about what Dr. Gilderbloom was doing in West Louisville to rebuild livable neighborhoods. -- La Glenda Reed, West Louisville Public High School Teacher and Community Activist
Climate Chaos takes an all-hands-on-deck approach to the climate crisis. It brings the critical issues we confront down to the community level, chronicling the destructive effect of climate change on multiple aspects of life in U.S. cities. Drawing on detailed case studies as well as statistical analysis across cities, Climate Chaos documents the differential effects of climate change both across and within cities on life expectancy, health, COVID-19, educational outcomes, and even housing values. Drawing on case studies in the U.S. (such as Portland) and Europe (such as Amsterdam), Climate Chaos also makes a strong case for alternatives to the automobile: light rail, walking, and close to my own heart bicycling. The solutions offered are systemic, going beyond feel-good calls for planting more trees, arguing instead that cities where most of the worlds population lives can lead the way. This book is an important read: disturbing in its conclusions, leading to a compelling call for strong, community-based actions. -- Richard Appelbaum, Distinguished Professor Emeritus and former MacArthur Chair in Sociology and Global & International Studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara
Climate change will impact all of us in dramatic ways, but at the same time the devastation will be experienced, unequally across gender, race, income, and geographic positions. Gilderbloom's book draws on empirical evidence to outline the chaotic effects of climate change on health, life expectancy, and overall quality of life. Despite the climate chaos that we face, Gilderbloom's book also identifies practical, imaginative and proven solutions that can better control pollution and promote a more sustainable life for all, not just societal elites. The book is a comprehensive overview of how climate change will affect us, but a book that also offers a thoughtful agenda for change and hope for the future...an agenda that can start in our own cities and where we each can play a part. -- Nancy C. Jurik, Professor Emeritus, Arizona State University and 2019-2020 Fulbright Scholar
John Hans Gilderbloom is a fearless truth teller. He survived a brutal assault and learned to thrive despite some hearing and eyesight loss and PTSD. This book presents the award-winning research of his 30 colleagues that was originally removed from a university website. But Dr. Gilderbloom rescued and restored and expanded this critical research. People have the right to know the truth. -- Mike Schindler, Exec Producer, 90000 Feet Productions, US Navy Veteran, three-time author, Co-founder of The VUCA Principle

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John Hans Gilderbloom is a distinguished climate scientist at the University of Louisville and directs the Center for Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods (http://www.sunlouisville.org).