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The Designer's Atlas of Sustainability : Charting the Conceptual Landscape Through Economy, Ecology, and Culture.
Title:
The Designer's Atlas of Sustainability : Charting the Conceptual Landscape Through Economy, Ecology, and Culture.
Author:
Thorpe, Ann.
ISBN:
9781610910606
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (239 pages)
Contents:
Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1: Introduction -- Development -- Design -- Terms of Reference -- Using the Atlas -- Further Reading -- Part 2: Ecology -- Design and the Ecosphere -- Speed, Size and Location -- What's Allowed, What's Preferred -- See Me! -- Down-Cycle, Up-Cycle -- Rethinking Materials -- A Page from Nature's Book -- Eco-Structures and Functions -- Resilience -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Part 3: Economy -- Three-Sector Economy -- Money Is the Measure -- Zero Price -- Infinite Value -- No More Classics? -- "Free" Markets -- Shall We Finance? -- We Choose -- Design for Profit -- Corporations -- The Good Corporation -- The Irresponsible Corporation -- Public Design -- Design for a Cause -- Going Global -- Fair Trade -- Connected and Digital -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Part 4: Culture -- Happy People -- Meet My Need -- No Going Back -- Watching -- Owning -- Commerce -- No More Pushers -- Engage, Connect -- Sensual -- Cooked Versus Raw -- Open Sesame -- Toward Time -- Fast -- Slow -- The Long View -- Evolving Artifacts -- Embodying Time -- Nature as Culture -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Part 5: Frontiers -- Landscape Connections -- Three Systems of Change -- Cracking the Code -- Design in a New Light -- Designers as People -- Design for Change -- Conclusion -- Endnotes -- Illustrations: Credits and Sources -- Index -- About the Author.
Abstract:
The Designer?s Atlas of Sustainability explores basic principles, concepts, and practices in a visually sophisticated and engaging style. The book tackles not only the ecological aspects of sustainable design, in materials and manufacturing processes, but also the economic and cultural elements involved.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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