TY - BOOK AU - Thorpe,Ann TI - Architecture & design versus consumerism: how design activism confronts growth SN - 9781849713566 AV - NK1397 .T46 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Abingdon, Oxon, New York PB - Earthscan KW - Design KW - Social aspects KW - Local KW - Social action KW - Consumption (Economics) KW - Architecture and society N1 - 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 ER -