how does sim van der ryn define sustainable (ecological) design?
Integrated Ecological Design. Ecological design is defined by Sim Van der Ryn and Stuart Cowan as âany form of design that minimizes environmentally destructive impacts by integrating itself with living processesâ (Van der Ryn, Cowan S, 1996). Ecological design is an integrative ecologically responsible design discipline.
ecological design by sim van der ryn reviews, - Sim Van der Ryn and Stuart Cowan present a vision of how the living world and the human world can be rejoined by taking ecology as the basis for design.