tailieunhanh - Ecological Design Tenth Anniversary

If we are to create a sustainable world—one in which we are accountable to the needs of all future generations and all living creatures—we must recognize that our present forms of agriculture, architecture, engineering, and technology are deeply flawed. To create a sustainable world, we must transform these practices. We must infuse the design of products, buildings, and landscapes with a rich and detailed understanding of ecology. | 10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION ECQLQGH DESIGN SIM VAN DER RYN STUART COWAN with a new introduction by the authors About Island Press Island Press is the only nonprofit organization in the United States whose principal purpose is the publication of books on environmental issues and natural resource management. We provide solutions-oriented information to professionals public officials business and community leaders and concerned citizens who are shaping responses to environmental problems. Since 1984 Island Press has been the leading provider of timely and practical books that take a multidisciplinary approach to critical environmental concerns. Our growing list of titles reflects our commitment to bringing the best of an expanding body of literature to the environmental community throughout North America and the world. Support for Island Press is provided by the Agua Fund The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Doris Duke Charitable Foundation The Ford Foundation The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation The Joyce Foundation Kendeda Sustainability Fund of the Tides Foundation The Forrest Frances Lattner Foundation The Henry Luce Foundation The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation The Marisla Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation Oak Foundation The Overbrook Foundation The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Wallace Global Fund The Winslow Foundation and other generous donors. The opinions expressed in this book are those of the author s and do not necessarily reflect the views of these .