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More copies of this ISBNThe Nature of Design: Ecology, Culture, and Human Intentionby David Orr
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The environmental movement has often been accused of being overly negative-trying to stop "progress". The Nature of Design, on the other hand, is about starting things, specifically an ecological design revolution that changes how we provide food, shelter, energy, materials, livelihood, and deal with waste. Ecological design is an emerging field aiming to recalibrate what humans do in the world with how the world works as a biophysical system. Design in this sense is a large concept having to do as much with politics and ethics as with buildings and technology. This is a book that combines theory, practicality, and action.
About the AuthorDavid W. Orr is Professor and Chair of the Environmental Studies Program at Oberlin College. He is the author of Ecological Literacy and Earth in Mind, as well as more than 100 published articles. Among other awards, he has received a Lyndhurst Prize Fellowship and the National Wildlife Federation's National Achievement Award.
Table of ContentsI. The Problem of Ecological Design
1. Introduction: The Design of Culture and the Culture of Design 2. Human Ecology as a Problem of Ecological Design II. Pathologies and Barriers 3. Slow Knowledge 4. Speed 5. Verbicide 6. Technological Fundamentalism 7. Ideasclerosis 8. Ideasclerosis, Continued III. The Politics of Design 9. None So Blind: The Problem of Ecological Denial (with David Ehrenfeld) 10. Twine in the Baler 11. Conservation and Conservatism 12. The Politics Worthy of the Name 13. The Limits of Nature and the Educational Nature of Limits IV. Design as Pedagogy 14. Architecture and Education 15. The Architecture of Science 16. 2020: A Proposal 17. Education, Careers, and Callings 18. A Higher Order of Heroism V. Charity, Wildness, and Children 19. The Ecology of Giving and Consuming 20. The Great Wilderness Debate, Again 21. Loving Children: The Political Economy of Design Bibliography Index What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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