Ecological Design

Name: Ecological Design
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ISBN: 9781559633895

ISBN-10: 1559633891

ISBN-13: 9781559633895

Edition: 2nd 1996

Authors: Sim Van der Ryn, Stuart Cowan

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Sim Van der Ryn and Stuart Cowan present a vision of how the living world and the human world can be rejoined by taking ecology as the basis for design. Ecological design intelligence -- effective adaptation to and integration with nature's processes -- can be applied at all levels of scale, creating revolutionary forms of buildings, landscapes, cities, and technologies.The authors weave together case studies, personal anecdotes, 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…

Book details

List price: $24.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Island Press
Publication date: 11/1/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Sim Van der Ryn is professor emeritus in the Department of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley and founder and principal of Sim Van der Ryn + Associates, an architectural firm specializing in ecological design.Stuart Cowan is a general partner with Autopoiesis LLC in Portland, Oregon, which offers design, development, and finance services internationally for large-scale sustainability projects. He recently served as research director at Ecotrust.



Preface


Acknowledgments



Bringing Design to Life


Sustainability and Design


An Introduction to Ecological Design


Nature's Geometry



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