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Regional Environmental Policies, Environmental Conservation & Protection Policy, Humanity - Relationship with Nature, Human Ecology
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Design with Nature

by Ian L. McHarg
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Overview

With a distinct emphasis on human cooperation and biological partnership in design, the author explores the relationship between the built environment and nature to illustrate how both can be used to their full potential without being detrimental or destructive to each other. Provides a combination of scientific insight and constructive design, and shows how to employ what nature offers to the fullest extent without imposing limitations or design constraints to create a balanced and self-renewing environment.

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Library Journal

LJ's reviewer boldly contended that this "may well be one of the most important books of the century." Blending philosophy and science, McHarg shows how humans can copy nature's examples to design and build better structures. This 25th anniversary edition includes a new introduction and epilog. This remains "a pleasure to read" (LJ 10/1/69).

Book Details

Published
August 1, 1971
Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780385055093

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