Nature's operating instructions
Subtitle: the true biotechnologies
By: edited by Kenny Ausubel with J.P. Harpignies ; foreword by Paul Hawken
Contributors: Ausubel, Ken; Harpignies, J. P
Series: The bioneers series
Publisher: Sierra Club Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
Subjects: Applied ecology; Nature conservation; Sustainable development; Human ecology
Description: "For this second volume in Sierra Club Books' Bioneers Series, Bioneers founder Kenny Ausubel has gathered reports from scientific innovators on such diverse topics as biomimicry (mimicking nature to restore environments and transform production processes); "living technologies" that break down toxics biologically; and ecologically sound design for industries and buildings. These are set alongside essays by visionaries such as Paul Hawken, Terry Tempest Williams, and Michael Pollan that underscore the urgent need for working in harmony with nature's intelligent design. Unlike the corporatized genetics that claims the name "biotechnology," the true biotechnologies surveyed here illuminate a future of hope by "wedding human ingenuity with the wisdom of the wild," in the words of contributor John Todd. Sector by sector - from energy and agriculture to transportation and land management - this book shows how we humans can emulate and adapt nature's operating instructions to the benefit of all life on Earth."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-233)
Table of contents: title: Kenny Ausubel; title: Kenny Ausubel -- Janine Benyus; title: Kenny Ausubel -- Janine Benyus -- John Todd; title: Kenny Ausubel -- Janine Benyus -- John Todd -- Paul Stamets; title: Kenny Ausubel -- Janine Benyus -- John Todd -- Paul Stamets -- Randall von Wedel; title: Kenny Ausubel -- Janine Benyus -- John Todd -- Paul Stamets -- Randall von Wedel -- Rufus L. Chaney; title: Kenny Ausubel -- Janine Benyus -- John Todd -- Paul Stamets -- Randall von Wedel -- Rufus L. Chaney -- Doug Kepler; title: Kenny Ausubel-- Janine Benyus-- John Todd-- Paul Stamets-- Randall von Wedel-- Rufus L. Chaney-- Doug Kepler-- Malcolm Margolin; title: Dennis Martinez; title: Dennis Martinez -- Dave Foreman; title: Dennis Martinez -- Dave Foreman -- Dan Dagget; title: Dennis Martinez -- Dave Foreman -- Dan Dagget -- Wes Jackson; title: Dennis Martinez -- Dave Foreman -- Dan Dagget -- Wes Jackson -- Kent Whealy; title: Dennis Martinez -- Dave Foreman -- Dan Dagget -- Wes Jackson -- Kent Whealy -- Andy Lipkis; title: Dennis Martinez-- Dave Foreman-- Dan Dagget-- Wes Jackson-- Kent Whealy-- Andy Lipkis-- David Suzuki; title: Elaine Ingham; title: Elaine Ingham -- Michael Pollan; title: Elaine Ingham -- Michael Pollan -- Paul Hawken; title: Elaine Ingham -- Michael Pollan -- Paul Hawken -- Amory Lovins, Hunter Lovins; title: Elaine Ingham -- Michael Pollan -- Paul Hawken -- Amory Lovins, Hunter Lovins -- Jim Motavalli; title: Elaine Ingham -- Michael Pollan -- Paul Hawken -- Amory Lovins, Hunter Lovins -- Jim Motavalli -- David Orr; title: Elaine Ingham -- Michael Pollan -- Paul Hawken -- Amory Lovins, Hunter Lovins -- Jim Motavalli -- David Orr -- Steven Foster; title: Elaine Ingham-- Michael Pollan-- Paul Hawken-- Amory Lovins, Hunter Lovins-- Jim Motavalli-- David Orr-- Steven Foster-- John Mohawk; title: Terry Tempest Williams; title: Terry Tempest Williams -- Peter Warshall; title: Terry Tempest Williams -- Peter Warshall -- Luisah Teish; title: Terry Tempest Williams-- Peter Warshall-- Luisah Teish-- Wade Davis