Ecological design /

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Author / Creator:Van der Ryn, Sim.
Imprint:Washington, D.C. : Island Press, c1996.
Description:xv, 201 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2334106
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Other authors / contributors:Cowan, Stuart, 1965-
ISBN:1559633883 (cloth : alk. paper)
1559633891 (paper : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-194) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. 1. Bringing Design to Life. Sustainability and Design. An Introduction to Ecological Design. Nature's Geometry
  • Pt. 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.