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Ecological design / Sim Van der Ryn and Stuart Cowan.

Van der Ryn, Sim. (Author). Cowan, Stuart, 1965- (Added Author).

Summary:

"Ecological design, the marriage of nature and technology, can be applied at all levels of scale to create revolutionary forms of buildings, landscapes, cities, and technologies. Some examples include sewage treatment plants that use constructed marshes to purify water; agricultural systems that mimic and merge with their surrounding landscapes; industrial "ecosystems" in which waste from one productive process becomes fuel for the next." "The authors weave together case studies, personal anecdotes, dialogues, images, and theory to provide a thorough treatment of the concept of ecological design. In the process, they present and explain a series of design principles that can help build a sustainable world with increased efficiency, fewer toxics, less pollution, and healthier natural systems."--BOOK JACKET.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1559633883 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9781559633888 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 1559633891 (paper : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9781559633895 (paper : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: xv, 201 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Island Press, c1996.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-194) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Preface Acknowledgments Part 1. Bringing Design to Life Sustainability and Design An Introduction to Ecological Design Nature's Geometry Part 2. The Ecological Design Process Introduction: The Compost Privy Story First Principle: Solutions Grow from Place Second Principle: Ecological Accounting Informs Design Third Principle: Design with Nature Fourth Principle: Everyone Is a Designer Fifth Principle: Make Nature Visible Resource Guide for Ecological Design Bibliography Index.
Additional Physical Form available Note:
Also issued online.

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Subject:
Environmental policy.
Human ecology.
Social ecology.
Biodiversity.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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