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Arrested Rivers

Author: Forsman, Chuck, Harrison, Helen Mayer and Harrison, Newton

Paintings by Chuck Forsman with essays and poems by Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison, Patricia Nelson Limerick, Roger C. Echo-Hawk, Gary Holthuas, and Charles Wilkinson. More...

Art and Knowledge argues that the experience of art is so rewarding because it can be an important source of knowledge about ourselves and our relation to each other and to the world. He argues that all the arts, including music, are importantly representational. This kind of representation is fundamentally different from that found in the sciences, but it can provide insights that are as important and profound. More...

Breakthrough: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility

Author: Nordhaus, Tom & Shellenberger, Michael

Nordhaus and Shellenberger argue that society has changed and politics has been left behind and is not able to address global warming. They propose an overhaul of the conventional environmentalist in favour of a ‘politics of possibility’. More...

Construction Ecology:Nature as the Basis for Green Buildings

Author: Guy, G. Bradley, Kibert, Charles J. and Sendzimir, Jan

As designers of built environments focus increasingly on green and sustainable construction they will be able to learn much from the field of industrial ecology. Industrial ecology provides a sound means of systemizing the various ideas which come under the banner of sustainable construction. More...

Dimensions of Sustainability

Author: Scott, Andrew

Following a symposium on sustainability held at the MIT, this book offers a comprehensive view of contemporary ideas, innovations and emerging attitudes to sustainability. Key designers engaged in the field of environmentally-conscious buildings respond to a need for a more holistic view on environmentalism, focusing on cultural and social levels as well as technical issues to broaden the debate on sustainable architecture. More...