The Geography of Hope - by David Yarnold (Paperback)

About the Book

From Prague to Berkeley to Nairobi to Kyiv, The Geography of Hope tells the stories of optimists who map the world and make it a better place.

Book Synopsis

From Prague to Berkeley to Nairobi to Kyiv, The Geography of Hope tells the stories of optimists who map the world and make it a better place.

From the Back Cover

From Prague to Berkeley to Nairobi to Kyiv, The Geography of Hope tells the stories of optimists who map the world to a better place.

These are the real-life stories of people who turn "where" into better health care, fairer law enforcement, inclusive communities, more nature, greater profits, and smarter national intelligence. All use the most important technology that most people have never heard of: GIS (geospatial intelligence) to improve lives and change the world.

About the author:

David Yarnold led a GIS-fueled turnaround at the National Audubon Society, helped Environmental Defense Fund teach China how to do carbon trading, and was executive editor at the San Jose Mercury News. He's a Pulitzer Prize-winning editor, a Pulitzer finalist for editorial writing, and an award-winning photojournalist and designer.

Review Quotes

"The Geography of Hope is a masterclass in storytelling, weaving
together complex technology and human narratives to illustrate how GIS is
quietly shaping the world around us....The book's strength lies in its ability to
make the technical aspects of GIS accessible to a general audience without
sacrificing depth. Another compelling aspect is the optimism that runs through.
Yarnold introduces us to a community of innovators and visionaries who see the
world's challenges as opportunities for growth and improvement. The
Geography of Hope argues that, when used responsibly, technology can
be a force for good, capable of creating fairer, healthier, and more
sustainable societies."

Anusuya Datta, Geo Week News

"The Geography of Hope is a wonderfully vivid, compelling, and humane description of the ways in which new geographic-information tools are helping people around the world address old problems and explore new opportunities.

--James Fallows, co-author of the best-seller 'Our Towns' and winner of the National Book Award for 'National Defense'

"This book is a sensitive collection that explores and gives validity to the constructive influence in all fields of all who embrace cartography."

Richard Saul Wurman, TED founder, architect and designer

"This is a must-read and an eye-opener for anyone who cares about the important issues that impact all of our communities."

LaDoris H. Cordell, former Independent Police Auditor for the City of San Jose, and retired state court judge.

"Understanding the health of our planet and its people is at the heart of being able to repair what's broken... that's the kind of storytelling David creates here, forging a path with GIS tools to improve lives, bottom lines, and communities."

Susan Goldberg, former editor in chief of National Geographic Magazine, and current President and CEO of the WGBH, Boston