Projective Ecologies : txt
edited by Chris Reed and Nina Marie Lister.
- 378 p. ill. ; 23 cm 6 folded sheets in pocket
Accompanying folded sheets called "curated drawings + commentary" in table of contents.
Contents : 06 Foreword : Ecologies, Plural and Projective Charles Waldheim -- 14 Introduction : Ecological Thinking, Design Practices Chris Reed nd Nina Marie Lister -- Foundations, Evolutions : 22 Parallel Genealogies Chris Reed and Nina Marie Lister -- 40 Ecology and Landscape as Agents of Creativity (reprint, 1997) James Corner -- 66 Dynamics (curated drawings + commentary) -- Emergent Ideas, Ecological Thinking : 84 Designing Ecologies Christopher Hight -- 106 Ecology and Planning (reprint, 1971) C.S. Holling and M.A. Goldberg -- 126 Selections from Landscape Ecology Principles in Landscape Architecture and Land Use Planning (reprint, 1996) Wenche E. Dramstad, James D. Olson and Richard T.T. Forman -- 134 Sucession (curated drawings + commentary) -- Anthro Ecologies, Hybridity : 152 Selections from Discordant Harmonies (reprint, 1990) Daniel Botkin -- 168 Anthropogenic Taxonomies A Taxonomy of the Human Biosphere Erie C. Ellis -- 184 Cultural Landscapes and Dynamic Ecologies: Lessons from New Orleans Jane Wolff -- 204 Emergence (curated drawings + commentary) -- Ecology, Cities, And Design : 218 Do Landscapes Learn? Ecology's New Paradigm and Design in Landscape Architecture (reprint, 1999) Robert E. Cook -- 238 The Flora of the Future Peter Del Tredici -- 258 Flood Control Freakology: Los Angeles River Watershed (reprint, 2008) David Fletcher -- 276 Resilience (curated drawings + commentary) -- Paths Forward : 290 Design Thinking, Wicked Problems, Messy Plans Frances Katharine McGowan 312 The Shape of Energy Sean Lally -- 336 Combustible Landscape Sanford Kwinter -- 354 Adaptability (curated drawings + commentary) -- 370 Contributors -- 374 Illustration Credits --
Projective Ecologies takes stock of contemporary ecological research and speculates on potential paths forward for design. Where is ecological theory going ? What do current research trajectories suggest for future practice ? How can advances in ecological modeling, social theory, and digital visualization inform more robust design thinking and production ? This volume presents a range of perspectives from architects, landscape architects, scientists, theorists, and planners --
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City planning--Environmental aspects. Ecology Urban ecology (Sociology) Sustainable development--21st century Biology