Saving the planet by design :

Yeang, Ken, 1948-

Saving the planet by design : reinventing our world through ecomimesis / Ken Yeang. - xvi, 195 pages ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-187) and index.

Reinventing the human-made world to address the sustainability equation -- Redefining design to include the ecological sciences : the principle of ecocentricity -- Reinventing the built environment by 'ecomimicry' -- Ecological design as the biointegration of a set of 'infrastructures' : the 'quatrobrid' constructed ecosystem -- Nature-based infrastructure - Earth's 'life support system' -- Hydrological infrastructure -- Technological infrastructure -- Anthropocentric infrastructure -- Being 'at one' with nature.

9780415685832 (hardbound) 9780415685818 (paperback)

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Sustainable design.

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