A Manifesto For A Radically Different Philosophy And Practice Of Manufacture And Environmentalism. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Urge Environmentalists--in Other Words, Do More With Less In Order To Minimize Damage. As This Book Argues, However, This Approach Perpetuates A One-way Cradle To Grave Manufacturing Model That Casts Off As Much As 90 Percent Of The Materials It Uses As Waste, Much Of It Toxic. Why Not Challenge The Notion That Human Industry Must Inevitably Damage The Natural World, They Ask. Products Might Be Designed So That, After Their Useful Life, They Provide Nourishment For Something New. Elaborating Their Principles From Experience (re)designing Everything From Carpeting To Corporate Campuses, The Authors Make An Exciting And Viable Case For Change.--from Publisher Description. Introduction. This Book Is Not A Tree -- A Question Of Design -- Why Being Less Bad Is No Good -- Eco-effectiveness -- Waste Equals Food -- Respect Diversity -- Putting Eco-effectiveness Into Practice. William Mcdonough & Michael Braungart. Includes Bibliographical References.
Categories:
- Politics & Social Sciences
- Politics & Government
- Public Affairs & Policy
- Environmental Policy
- Public Affairs & Policy
- Politics & Government
Publisher : North Point Press
Author : William McDonough,Michael Braungart
Language : English
Edition : First Edition
Published :2002-04-22
Number Of Pages : 208
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 0865475873
ISBN-13 : 9780865475878
Item weight : 1.22 lb
Dimensions : 0.71 in x 5 in x 8.07 in
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