Deep Design

by Wann, David; Center for Resource Management; Hawken, Paul

• ISBN13: 9781559634205
• ISBN10: 1559634200
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-12-01
• Publisher: Island Pr

Summary

InDeep Design, 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.

Author Biography

David Wann is a policy analyst for the Environmental Protection Agency.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Deep Design: From the Visionary to the Pragmatic	p. 1
The Social-Environmental Connection: What Do We Want, and How Can Design Deliver It?	p. 29
Design at the Molecular Level: Pathways to Chemicals That Fit	p. 57
In Search of the Soft Path: Efficiency and Renewable Energy	p. 74
Re-envisioning Agriculture: Pathways to Regenerative Systems	p. 91
A Near-Perfect World, If You're a Wheel: Designing Communities That Work	p. 116
Design Criteria That Work: How Should We Think about Design?	p. 141
Design for Environment: Making It Better	p. 165
The Evolution of Design Species: Toward a Best-Case Scenario of Diversity, Conservation, and Caretaking	p. 185
Notes	p. 199
Index	p. 207
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