{"product_id":"design-for-sustainability-janis-birkeland-9781853838972","title":"Design for Sustainability: A Sourcebook of Integrated Ecological Solutions","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith radical and innovative design solutions, everyone could be living in buildings and settlements that are more like gardens than cargo containers, and that purify air and water, generate energy, treat sewage and produce food - at lower cost. Birkeland introduces systems design thinking that cuts across academic and professional boundaries and the divide between social and physical sciences to move towards a transdiciplinary approach to environmental and social problem-solving. This sourcebook is useful for teaching, as each topic within the field of environmental management and social change has pairs of short readings providing diverse perspectives to compare, contrast and debate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesign for Sustainability presents examples of integrated systems design based on ecological principles and concepts and drawn from the foremost designers in the fields of industrial design, materials, housing design, urban planning and transport, landscape and permaculture, and energy and resource management.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Janis Birkeland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1853838977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781853838972\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.40h x 8.24w x 0.63d","brand":"Janis Birkeland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486204375295,"sku":"9781853838972","price":70.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_92d03372-9bbd-4bd9-85cf-dee0be6aa489.jpg?v=1778054345","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/design-for-sustainability-janis-birkeland-9781853838972","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}