Thorpe, Ann.

Architecture & design versus consumerism how design activism confronts growth Ann Thorpe. - Abingdon, Oxon New York Earthscan 2012. - xiii, 242 p. ill. 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Design activism, movement society and a post-growth scenario -- 2. Design in the shadow of the rise and fall of growth -- 3. Design activism confronting economic growth -- 4. From here to there, sketching a sustainable economy -- 5. Picking up moves from social movements -- 6. Political power on a budget -- 7. Speculating on the steady state scenario -- 8. Conclusion.

9781849713566


Design--Social aspects.
Social action
Consumption (Economics)--Social aspects.
Architecture and society.

NK1397 / .T46 2012