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The shape of green : aesthetics, ecology, and design
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The shape of green : aesthetics, ecology, and design

Author: Lance Hosey
Publisher: Washington, DC : Island Press, ©2012.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Do energy-efficient cars have to be boring? Is sustainability incompatible with beauty? The author's answer is a resounding 'no'. He argues that for far too long sustainable design has neglected  Read more...

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Additional Physical Format: Electronic version:
Hosey, Lance.
Shape of green.
Washington, DC : Island Press, c2012
(OCoLC)795124252
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Lance Hosey
ISBN: 9781610910316 1610910311 9781610910323 161091032X
OCLC Number: 767565973
Description: 200 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: The sustainability of beauty --
The aesthetic imperative --
Three principles --
Many senses --
Ecology and imagery --
The animation of everyday things --
The architecture of difference --
The natural selection of cities --
Visions of Earth --
Epilogue: A beauty manifesto.
Responsibility: Lance Hosey.
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""The Shape of Green" is a positive thesis. It might even inspire hope in the most pessimistic readers."--John Elkington "Co-founder of SustainAbility and author of The Zeronauts "

 
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