Frontierlands

The inspiring new book about Britain’s abandoned and neglected places, the opportunities they present for business and communities, and how they can help us face the challenges of climate change. 'This is not just a grassroots manual for 21st century survival - groundswelling and prophetic, it could be a startling blueprint for life in the 22nd.' - Tom Nancollas, author of Seashaken Houses'Remarkable, exquisitely researched and acutely observed, it won’t leave me.' - Lucy Easthope, author of When the Dust Settles'This is a book for now, when so many feel jaded, worn thin and in desperate need of hope.' - Kassia St Clair, author of The Secret Lives of Colour'Read one page, and you will want to keep reading.' - Paul Hawken, author of Regeneration'Frontierlands' are Britain's forgotten places.Silt-filled harbours, overgrown forests, sunken railway tracks and empty buildings.All once economic engines, now abandoned by investors and the state. But they are home to local communities, and amo