Regenerative Design for Sustainable Development (The Wiley Series in Sustainable Design) - Hardcover

Lyle, John Tillman

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471555827 ISBN 13: 9780471555827

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1994

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Sustainable development is one of the most important topics in environmental design and the international environmental movement. From the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro to the 1993 AIA convention, sustainable development has been hailed as a way to reverse the downward environmental spiral produced by the industrial age. "Sustainable" describes systems that do not deplete their resources or damage their environment, but employ technology to integrate natural and man-made processes. And, as John Tillman Lyle clearly demonstrates in this groundbreaking volume, regenerative systems based on self-renewing processes whose end products are also their raw materials can be the building blocks of sustainable development.
Regenerative Design for Sustainable Development is a practical guide to the theory, design, and construction of regenerative systems. Authored by one of the world's foremost authorities on environmental design, it describes practical applications to the essential systems of land development: energy flow, water flow, agriculture and land use, and building design. The book also explores the cultural, social, and economic implications of regenerative systems, and speculates on the global landscape that can result from their application. Many of the systems Lyle describes have been incorporated into the designs for the Center for Regenerative Studies - a 16-acre on-campus site at the California State Polytechnic University in Pomona designed to integrate regenerative systems of energy, water, shelter, food production, waste disposal, and other essential functions.
A central tenet of this book is that sustainable development relies on the interaction of numerous systems working in harmony with one another. To that end, Professor Lyle encourages collaborative, interdisciplinary team efforts that combine such seemingly diverse fields as solar design, water conservation, waste assimilation, and building construction.
For landscape architects, civil engineers, architects, and land development planners, this book provides more than just food for thought; it is a call to action backed up with proven techniques and realistic advice on social, political, and economic issues. For students, practitioners, and educators in these fields, it will be a source of both information and inspiration.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

John Tillman Lyle is a professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture, at the California State Polytechnic University at Pomona, California.

JOHN TILLMAN LYLE, FASLA, acknowledged as one of the world's foremost authorities on environmental design and regenerative systems, is a professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the California State Polytechnic University at Pomona. His previous books include the groundbreaking Design for Human Ecosystems: Landscape, Land Use, and Natural Resources.

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Winner, 1994 Merit Award for Communications, American Society of Landscape Architects.

From the despoliation of our rivers and lakes by industrial runoff to the destruction of our atmosphere by sulphur emissions and CFCs, production cycles based on a one-way flow of materials and energy have pushed us to the brink of environmental collapse. It is time for a change, and in this groundbreaking book, John Tillman Lyle offers us a blueprint for implementing that change.

This book provides civil engineers, architects, land development planners, and others with practical, realistic approaches to reversing this deadly course. Throughout, the emphasis is on proven regenerative practices for water use, land use, energy use, and building design. Most importantly, it provides ways to reestablish connections between people and nature, between art and science, and between technology and daily life.

"Regenerative Design for Sustainable Development is nothing less than a user's manual for planet Earth that integrates the principles of ecological design with practical realities better than anything I've read. John Lyle has written the best book now available on the theory and practice of sustainability . . . essential reading for natural resource professionals, architects, planners, educators, environmentalists, and the general public." —David W. Orr, Professor and Chair Environmental Studies Program, Oberlin College.

"John Lyle has written a splendid book, Regenerative Design for Sustainable Development. It is perfectly topical; it is committed to the unity of art and science, design and planning, man and nature. It is itself exemplary, and it is a repository of exemplary adaptations. It has carried the environmental movement to a new threshold of ecological planning and design. It should be widely read and employed." —Ian L. McHarg, FASLA.

"In these times of widespread urban stress and regional disruption, the cogent thoughts of John Tillman Lyle on sustainable cities are on target and highly constructive. They are must reading for planning professionals and all concerned citizens." —John Ormsbee Simonds, FASLA.

"More designers need to broaden their horizons in the way John Lyle has put forth in this book. In general, there are far too few land planners, landscape architects, or architects who have any working procedure that approximates what sustainable design entails. This book provides important historical background and contemporary experience to help guide the way." —Pliny Fisk III, Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1994
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0471555827
• ISBN 13: 9780471555827
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 275
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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