About this title: 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, and livelihood, and how we deal with waste. Ecological design is an emerging field that aims to recalibrate what humans do in the world according to 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. The ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780195173680ISBN:0195173686
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 208x138 mm. (248) an integrative vision of the role of design in our interaction and relationsh1p with nature. (Paperback) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780195173680ISBN:0195173686
Description: New. 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, s... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2004-10-14
ISBN-13:9780195173680ISBN:0195173686
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"Pretentious. He brought up a lot of good ideas about how life can be lived differently and how design can influence lifestyle and world view. Despite this his ideas were poorly connected and rife with logical fallacies. David Orr is also clearly a technophobe. Arguments unrelated to technology trailed off on more than a few occasions into a fearful rant about Artificial Intelligence taking over.
Short easy read. Good ideas, supported with poor argument and generally missing a greater theme to the whole book."
"This is wonderful read about the state of our culture. David Orr has an excellent command of the English language and uses it to intelligently convey his arguments. He seeks to speak at you, rather than down to you. He touches on a variety of ideas how to revolutionize society to change. The chapters cover planning, wilderness, architecture, language, economy, and more. The chapter "Verbicide" provides a great argument on why we should seek to master our language. The last chapter titled "Loving Children" is the gripper and weaves together all his arguments and why we need to change.
As one reviewer on the back cover says, "If you are looking for a warm glow because you recycled your tine cans and sent a check to the Sierra Club, you better pick another book. These are urgent, impatient, absolutely realistic essays.""
"The First two chapters are absolutely incredible and should be read by any one interested in sustainability, ecology, history, or even economics. With the exception of a few exceptional chapters at the end of the book the middle portion of this book is a rather bland story of the first green building on a college campus. You must read at least the first chapter though! Not just for the incredible ideas but also because no one else has ever covered these ideas with such eloquence!"
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