Ecological design / Sim Van der Ryn and Stuart Cowan.
Ecological design / Sim Van der Ryn and Stuart Cowan.
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Publisher
Washington, D.C. : Island Press, c1996.
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N363.7/123
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Language
English
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Physical content
xv, 201 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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...
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Publisher
Washington, D.C. : Island Press, c1996.
Place of Publication
District of Columbia
Date Published
c1996.
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Summary
Ecological design, the marriage of nature and technology, can be applied at all levels of scale to create revolutionary forms of buildings, landscapes, cities, and technologies. Some examples include sewage treatment plants that use constructed marshes to purify water; agricultural systems that mimic and merge with their surrounding landscapes; ind...
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Ecological design / Sim Van der Ryn and Stuart Cowan.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-194) and index.
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Date Copyright
c1996.
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N363.7/123
Record Identifier
74VMlQjPoyp3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMlQjPoyp3
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ISBN
1559633891 (paper : alk. paper)
9781559633888 (cloth : alk. paper)
1559633883 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781559633895 (paper : alk. paper)
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363.7
MMS ID
991003445889702626
