
Ecological by Design
A History from Scandinavia
Kjetil Fallan(Author)
MIT Press
Published on 22. November 2022
Book
Hardback
328 pages
978-0-262-04713-5 (ISBN)
Description
"First study to showcase the roots of ecological design in Scandinavia, arguing for the inherently connected and global nature of the environmental crisis and modern design culture, its confrontations with consumption-capitalism and the activism driving its reform"--
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge (Massachusetts)
United States
Publishing group
MIT Press Ltd
Illustrations
33 colour illustrations, 38 black and white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 184 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
948 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-262-04713-5 (9780262047135)
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11/2022
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Person
Kjetil Fallan
Content
Acknowledgments (vii)
Introduction (1)
1 Disposable Design: From Throwawayism to Environmentalism (25)
2 Norwegian Wood: Material Systems of Thought (61)
3 We are the World: Ecological Design for Development (97)
4 Demo: The Ecopolitics of Design Activism (143)
5 Deep Green: Philosophical Tools (185)
6 Turbulent Times: Alternative Energy from Experiment to Enterprise (229)
Coda: Aspen Comes to Scandinavia (259)
Notes (275)
Bibliography (319)
Index (337)
Introduction (1)
1 Disposable Design: From Throwawayism to Environmentalism (25)
2 Norwegian Wood: Material Systems of Thought (61)
3 We are the World: Ecological Design for Development (97)
4 Demo: The Ecopolitics of Design Activism (143)
5 Deep Green: Philosophical Tools (185)
6 Turbulent Times: Alternative Energy from Experiment to Enterprise (229)
Coda: Aspen Comes to Scandinavia (259)
Notes (275)
Bibliography (319)
Index (337)