Ian Goldin and Robert Muggah

Map-making is an ancient impulse. From the moment homo sapiens learnt to communicate we have used them to make sense of our surroundings. But as Albert Einstein once said, ‘you can’t use old maps to explore a new world.’ And now, when the world is changing faster than ever before, our old maps are no longer fit for purpose.

Welcome to Terra Incognita. Based on decades of research, and combining mesmerising, state-of-the-art satellite maps with enlightening and passionately argued analysis, authors Ian Goldin and Robert Muggah chart humanity’s impact on the planet, and the ways in which we can make a real impact to save it, and to thrive as a species.

Learn about: fires in the arctic; the impact of sea level rise on cities around the world; the truth about immigration – and why fears in the West are a myth; the counter-intuitive future of population rise; the miracles of health and education that are waiting around the corner, and the reality about inequality, and how we end it. The book traces the paths of peoples, cities, wars, climates and technologies, all on a global scale. Full of facts that will confound you, inform you, and ultimately empower you, Terra Incognita guides readers to a new place of understanding, rather than to a physical location.

Published on 27th August 2020
Available to Pre-order

Reviews and endorsements:

Fascinating, beautiful, alarming and revelatory use of mapping and infographics
Stephen Fry

An indispensable read. Ian Goldin and Robert Muggah´s hypnotic maps surprise and amaze. This book offers a future-looking guide to navigate our uncertain times. Offering an unflinching account of our challenges and ways to fix them, it willleave you optimistic about the future.
Arianna Huffington

A stunning account of our fast-changing world. Earth Time is a wake-up call and blueprint for future change. Ian Goldin and Robert Muggah´s extraordinary maps offer an entirely new perspective on some of our most urgent environmental and geopolitical conundrums.
Francis Fukuyama, New York Times Bestselling author of The End of History and the Last Man

A riveting account of humanity’s most pressing challenges and innovative solutions.
Steven Pinker

Mesmerising and deeply revealing.
CNN

It is fascinating. The images are striking. They dispel myths that the media and people pick up on.
BBC

The visualisation can help people better understand the extent of the issues, and potentially push for support.’
FastCompany

The maps are nothing short of mesmerizing.
Business Insider