Why have we devoted a special section of Ecotecture, the Journal of Ecological Design, to houses? Because by creating a more environmentally friendly house, you can work directly on the planet’s problems — and benefit directly from your work. Keep addressing the broad issues discussed in Ecotecture, but learn what you can do at Your Ecological House . . .
Ecologonomics: Modeling the Green Economy on Ecosystems
The growth and health of “the economy” is usually seen as unrelated to, or in conflict with the health of the planetary ecosystem, or ecosphere. This is an artificial distinction, because the human economic system is entirely dependent upon the ecosphere to sustain it...
Modeling the Green Economy cont'd >
The Future of Sustainable Design
It’s no longer just the peak resource freaks, environmental gurus and the anti-globalization crowd. Now, even the mainstream economists are beginning to wake up and smell the offing. We have entered what I call the Not-So-Great Depression, a double whammy of eco-nomic and ecological crises...
The Future of Sustainable Design cont'd >
Features
Sustainable Development
ILLUMINATIONS: Cuba’s Fate and Ours, PART 1
—PHILIP S WENZ
A decade ago, Cuba was on the verge of starvation and economic collapse. Then she turned to sustainable development and is doing well despite a severe US trade embargo. What can this small island teach the rest of the world?
Havana, Cuba's, Malecon (seaside roadway) and hotel district as seen from the old Spanish fort across the harbor.
Ecotechnology
REVOLUTIONARY GEOMETRY:
A Foundation for Nature-Based Architecture
—JAMES JACOBS
An architect and geometrician explores the fundamental helical form generators of nature and structure.
EcoCities
Prague Gnosis
— KIRSTIN MILLER
The patient is the Biosphere. The disease is sprawl development. What are the chances of survival?
Appropriate Technology
QUESTIONING ECOLOGICAL DESIGN: A Deep Ecology Perspective
—Eugenio A. Lomba-Ortiz
It is apparent that the "ecology" within ecological design is in need of critical revision.
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