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The mentality that consumerism and economic growth are cure-alls
is one of the biggest obstacles to real sustainability, but any
change seems impossible, unthinkable. Our contemporary paradox
finds us relying for our well being on consumer-driven economic
growth that we actually can t afford not in environmental, economic
or social terms. Although architecture and design have long been
seen as engines for consumerism and growth, increasing numbers of
designers are concerned about the problems resulting from growth.
But designers face a paradox of their own; in scenarios of
sustainable consumption, where people consume or build
significantly less, what will be left for designers to do?
This book, informed by recent research into the viability of a
"steady state" economy, sets an agenda for addressing the designer
s paradox of sustainable consumption. The agenda includes ways that
architecture and design can help transition us towards a new kind
of economy that prioritizes real wellbeing rather than economic
growth. Packed with examples and illustrations, the book argues
that taking action, or activism, is an important but so far
underexplored way for architects and designers to confront
consumerism.
The first chapters explore how economic growth and consumerism
shape and are shaped by the professions of architecture, product,
and landscape design and how we can understand the problem of
consumerism as four main challenges that designers are already
addressing. The book maps out the main issues surrounding the
development of metrics that designers and others can use to measure
wellbeing, instead of simply measuring economic growth. The second
half of the book looks at how design activism works and its
connection to growth and consumerist issues. These chapters examine
how activist practices are financed, highlight five specific
methods that designers use in working for social change, and
investigate the power of these methods. The book concludes with a
consideration of what design s role might be in a "post-growth"
society.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
Designing for sustainability is an innovation shaping both the
design industry and design education today.Yet architects, product
designers, and other key professionals in this new field have so
far lacked a resource that addresses their sensibilities and
concerns. "The Designer's Atlas of Sustainability" now explores the
basic principles, concepts, and practice of sustainable design in a
visually sophisticated and engaging style. The book tackles not
only the ecological aspects of sustainable design-designers' choice
of materials and manufacturing processes have a tremendous impact
on the natural world-but also the economic and cultural elements
involved.
The Atlas is neither a how-to manual nor collection of recipes for
sustainable design, but a compendium of fresh approaches to
sustainability that designers can incorporate into daily thinking
and practice. Illuminating many facets of this exciting field, the
book offers ideas on how to harmonize human and natural systems,
and then explores practical options for making the business of
design more supportive of long-term sustainability. An examination
of the ethical dimensions of sustainable development in our public
and private lives is the theme present throughout. Like other kinds
of atlases, "The Designer's Atlas of Sustainability" illustrates
its subject, but it goes far beyond its visual appeal, stimulating
design solutions for "development that cultivates environmental and
social conditions that will support human well-being
indefinitely."
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