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Books on Ecological Design
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Eco Design Generally |
Risks of Design |
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Simple Living |
Wilderness Crafts |
New Eco Design Books
Ecological Design Generally
- 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.
- Nature by Design: People, Natural Process, and Ecological Restoration
- Eric S. Higgs, MIT Press, 2003, Paperback, $27.95
- Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature
- Janine M. Benyus, Perennial (HarperCollins), 1998, $14.00
- Buckminster Fuller: An Anthology for the New Millennium
- Thomas T. K. Zung, St. Martin's Press, 2001, Hardback, $32.50
- Buckyworks: Buckminster Fuller's Ideas for Today
- J. Baldwin, John Wiley & Sons, 1997, Paperback, $24.95
- Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
- William McDonough, North Point Press, 2002, Paperback, $25.00
- Critical Path
- R. Buckminster Fuller, St. Martin's Press, 2002, Paperback, $18.95
- Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change
- Victor Papanek, Academy Chicago Publishers, 1999, Paperback, $25.00
- Design Outlaws on the Ecological Frontier
- Chris Zelov, Knossus Publishers, 2001, Paperback, $21.95
Ecological Cities
- 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.
Ecological Waste Handling
- Lifting the Lid: An Ecological Approach to Toilet Systems
- Peter Harper, Centre for Alternative Technology, 2001, Paperback, $15.95
- 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, $29.95
- The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure
- Joseph Jenkins, Jenkins Publishing (PA), 1999, Paperback, $19.00
- The Book of Looms: A History of the Handloom from Ancient Times to the Present
- Eric Broudy, University Press of New England, 1993, Paperback, $22.95
- Designing with Nature
- Kenneth Yeang, McGraw-Hill Companies, 1995, , $34.95
- Ecological Design
- Sim Van der Ryn, Island Press, 1995, Paperback, $24.00
- From Eco-Cities to Living Machines: Principles of Ecological Design
- John Todd, North Atlantic Books, 1994, Paperback, $18.95
- Rethinking Risk and the Precautionary Principle
- Julian Morris, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2010, Paperback, $39.95
- The Design of Everyday Things
- Donald A. Norman, Doubleday Books, 1990, , $15.95
- The Green Imperative: Natural Design for the Real World
- Victor Papanek, Thames & Hudson, 1995, , $19.95
- The Lemonade Stand: Exploring the Unfamiliar by Building Large-Scale Models
- Maurice Mitchell, Centre for Alternative Technology, 2001, Paperback, $29.95
- The Logic of Failure
- Dietrich Dorner, Perseus Books Group, 1996, Paperback, $19.00
- The Mystic Spiral: Journey of the Soul
- Jill Purce, Thames & Hudson, 1980, Paperback, $16.95
- The Nature of Design: Ecology, Culture, and Human Intention
- David W. Orr, Oxford University Press, 2002, Hardback, $25.00
- Whale and the Reactor: A Search for Limits in an Age of High Technology
- Langdon Winner, University of Chicago Press, 1988, Paperback, $15.00
- Build Your Own Earth Oven: A Low-Cost Wood-Fired Mud Oven; Simple Sourdough Bread; Perfect Loaves
- Kiko Denzer, Handprint Press, 2001, Paperback, $14.95
- Cooking with the Sun: How to Build and Use Solar Cookers
- Dan Halacy, Morning Sun Press, 1992, Paperback, $ 9.95
- The Bread Builders: Hearth Loaves and Masonry Ovens
- Daniel Wing, Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 1999, Paperback, $35.00
- Survival of the Bark Canoe
- John McPhee, Farrar Straus Giroux, 1982, Paperback, $12.00
- Transitory Gardens, Uprooted Lives
- Diana Balmori, Yale University Press, 1995, Paperback, $24.00
- Understanding Boat Design
- Ted Brewer, International Marine Publishing, 1997, Paperback, $16.95
- You Can Make the Best Hot Tub Ever! Relax! Warm Your Bones! Get to Know the Sky!
- Becky Bee, Groundworks Publishing, 2001, Paperback, $14.95