Deep design
Subtitle: pathways to a livable future
By: David Wann with Center for Resource Management.
Contributors: Center for Resource Management.
Publisher: Island Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Washington., D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
Subjects: Design, Industrial -- Planning; Design, Industrial -- Environmental aspects
Description: "David Wann explores a new way of thinking about design, one that asks 'What is our ultimate goal?' before the first step has even been taken. Designs that begin with such a question, whether in products, buildings, technologies, or communities, are sensitive to living systems, and can potentially accomplish their mission without the seemingly unavoidable side effects of pollution, erosion, congestion, and stress. Such 'deep designs' meet the key criteria of renewability, recyclability, and nontoxicity. Often based on natural systems, they are easy to understand and implement, and provide more elegant approaches to getting the services and functions we need. Wann presents information gleaned from interviews with more than fifty innovative designers in a wide variety of fields, and describes numerous case studies that explain the concept and practice of deep design."--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.