The 'One Planet' Life : a blueprint for low impact development. / David Thorpe. txt
Editor: London : New York : Routledge , 2015Edición: First publishedDescripción: xxvii, 438 p. ill. ; 23 cmTipo de contenido:- text
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- 9780415738552
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- 9781315755038
- 338.9
- GE196 T56 2015
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The One Planet Life demonstrates a path for everyone towards a way of life in which we don't act as if we had more than one planet Earth. The difference between this approach and others is that it uses ecological footprint analysis to help to determine how effective our efforts are. Much of the book is a manual - with examples - on how to live the 'good life' and supply over 65% of your livelihood from your land with mostly positive impacts upon the environment.
It examines the pioneering Welsh policy, One Planet Development, then considers efforts towards one planet living in urban areas. After a foreword by BioRegional/One Planet Living co-founder Pooran Desai and an introduction by former Welsh environment minister Jane Davidson, the book contains:
An essay arguing that our attitude to planning, land and development needs to change to enable truly sustainable development. Guidelines on finding land, finance, and creating a personal plan for one planet living. Detailed guides on: sustainable building, supplying your own food, generating renewable energy, reducing carbon emissions from travel, land management, water supply and waste treatment. 20 exemplary examples at all scales - from micro-businesses to suburbs - followed by Jane Davidson's Afterword.The book will interest anyone seeking to find out how a sustainable lifestyle can be achieved. It is also key reading for rural and built environment practitioners and policy makers keen to support low impact initiatives, and for students studying aspects of planning, geography, governance, sustainability and renewable energy.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents:
Figures and Tables ix --
How to use this book xxiv --
Acknowledgements xxvi --
About the author xxviii --
Foreword by Pooran Desai xxix --
Introduction by Jane Davidson xxxi --
Part I: A call for change :
1 we have only one planet! 3 --
Part II: Steps towards the one planet life --
2 Finding land, finding finance, gaining skills 45 --
3 Crafting and management plan 51 --
Part III: Practical and guidance :
4 Land management 83 --
5 water 112 --
6 energy 141 --
7 buildings 183 --
8 food 242 --
9 transport 297 --
Part Four: Exemplary Examples :
Hockerton Housing Project 318 --
The lessons of BedZED 322 –--
The Triangles, Swindon 326 --
Rachel Shiamh’s Frameless straw bale home 328 --
Lammas 339 --
Hoppi and Paul Wimbush: Dairy farming 356 --
Cornerwood: Coppicing as a business 360 --
Cornerwood: shiitake production 366 --
The Ecological Land Co-operative 367 --
John Hargraves: top fruit grower 370 --
Phil Corbett: Edible wild flowers and nitrogen-fixing clovers 374 --
Nant Cwm farm: livestock management 380 --
Jay Andrews: Wetland Ecosystem Treatment 385 --
A modular building design 391 --
Ty Solar 395 --
Calon Cymru 402 --
One Planet City – Brighton and Hove 411 --
One planet living in Freiburg, Germany The road ahead tom real sustainability 418 --
Afterword by Jane Davidson 421 --
" The 'One Planet' Life explains the challenges presented by the planning system to the movement for low impact development, and puts forward practical advice and success stories from those who have achieved sustainable living. With a foreword from Jane Davidson, the former Welsh Environment Minister, the book draws on the experiences of the One Planet Wales project. The core how-to chapters examine issues such as Water, Energy and Food, and exemplary case studies of small scale sustainable enterprises are presented along with lessons learned. The book will be key reading for built environment practitioners and policy makers who are keen to support low impact initiatives, and for students studying aspects of planning, geography, governance, sustainability and renewable energy. It will also be of interest to anyone seeking to find out how a sustainable lifestyle can be achieved " --
Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics
David Thorpe is a writer and consultant on sustainability issues. He is a Special Consultant on Sustainable Cities Collective, the primary website for urban leaders globally; a founder and core group member of the One Planet Council; and the author of several books on sustainability, including: Energy Management in Buildings, Energy Management in Industry, Solar Technology and Sustainable Home Refurbishment, all in The Earthscan Expert Guide series. Prior to this he was the News Editor and Opinion Writer of the UK's Energy and Environmental Management magazine for 13 years. Before that he was director of publications at the Centre for Alternative Technology. For more information, see his website: www.davidthorpe.info.