Designing for Hope: Pathways to Regenerative Sustainability
Dominique Hes
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Description for Designing for Hope: Pathways to Regenerative Sustainability
Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages, 2 colour illustrations, 312 colour illustrations, 17 colour line drawings. BIC Classification: AMCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 298 x 211 x 16. Weight in Grams: 956.
A forward looking book on sustainable design that describes problems and then, by providing a different way to conceptualise design and development, leads on to examples of regenerative solutions. Its aim is to move the discussion away from doing less, but still detracting from our ecological capital, to positively contributing and adding to this capital. This book offers a hopeful response to the often frightening changes and challenges we face; arguing that we can actively create a positive and abundant future through mindful, contributive engagement that is rooted in a living systems based worldview. Concepts and practices such as Regenerative ... Read more
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Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
923g
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138800625
SKU
V9781138800625
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Dominique Hes
Dominique Hes is an academic at the University of Melbourne who has been asking: ‘Why, when we have been "doing" sustainability for so long, are we having an ever-increasing impact?’ People create such beauty with music, food, art, buildings and community, so why is it so difficult to be a thriving part of the earth’s systems? She has degrees in Science ... Read more
Reviews for Designing for Hope: Pathways to Regenerative Sustainability
"Designing for Hope provides excellent resources and recommendations for further reading. It would be equally at home on the bookshelf of academics, students, and practitioners in any of the disciplines that work in sustainable urban design, and useful for any decision-maker involved in the planning and design of our cities and towns." – Lia Labuschange, Earthworks "Designing for Hope ... Read more