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Books on Ecological Design

Ecological Design by Sim Van der Ryn and Stuart Cowan

Describes how making natural systems the basis for design makes more efficient, less toxic, healthier, and more sustainable buildings, landscapes, cities, and technologies.

The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure

Joseph Jenkins, Jenkins Publishing (PA), 3rd ed.,2005, Paperback

The Ecological City: Preserving and Restoring Urban Biodiversity edited by Rutherford H. Platt, Rowan A. Rowntree and Pamela C. Muick

Proposes new ways of preserving and restoring the balance between the natural and the built environment in urban communities.

Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature

Janine M. Benyus, Perennial (HarperCollins), 1998

Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things

William McDonough, North Point Press, 2002, Paperback

Critical Path

R. Buckminster Fuller, St. Martin's Press, 2002, Paperback

The Green Imperative: Natural Design for the Real World

Victor Papanek, Thames & Hudson, 1995

The Nature of Design: Ecology, Culture, and Human Intention

David W. Orr, Oxford University Press, 2002, Hardback

From Eco-Cities to Living Machines: Principles of Ecological Design

John Todd, North Atlantic Books, 1994, Paperback

Lifting the Lid: An Ecological Approach to Toilet Systems

Peter Harper, Centre for Alternative Technology, 2001, Paperback

The Composting Toilet System Book: A Practical Guide to Choosing, Planning and Maintaining Composting Toilet Systems

David del Porto, Center for Ecological Pollution Prevention, 1999, Paperback

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