2.1.3
Sustainable Design Topics

Design and economic systems

Economic systems and resource flows:

Kibert, Charles J. Reshaping The Built Environment: Ecology, Ethics, And Economics. Washington, DC: Island Press, 1999.
Rosenzweig, Michael L. Win-win Ecology: how the earth's species can survive in the midst of human enterprise. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.

Ecology, ethics and economic theory:

Elkington, John. Cannibals with Forks: The Triple Bottom Line Of 21st Century Business. Stony Creek, CT: New Society Publishers, c1998.
Hardin, Garrett. Living Within Limits: Ecology, Economics, and Population Taboos. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993.
Hawken, Paul; Amory Lovins; L. Hunter Lovins. Natural Capitalism: Creating The Next Industrial Revolution. Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Co., 1999.

Economies of scale:

Meadows, Dennis L.; Donella Meadows; Jrgen Randers. Beyond the Limits: confronting global collapse, envisioning a sustainable future. Mills, Vt.: Chelsea Green Pub., 1992.
Schumacher, E.F. Small is Beautiful: a study of economics as if people mattered. London, Blond and Briggs, 1973.

Evolution of environmental economics:

Brown, Lester R. Eco-economy: building an economy for the earth. New York: W.W. Norton, 2001.
Hawken, Paul. Ecology Of Commerce. New York, NY: Harper Collins, 1993.
Henderson, Hazel. Building a Win-Win World: life beyond global economic warfare. San Francisco, CA: Berrett Koehler Publisher's, 1996.

Techniques:

Wackernagel, Mathis; William Rees. Our Ecological Footprint: Reducing Human Impact on the Earth. New Haven, CT: New Society Publishers, 1996.

Prerequisites: none listed.      

(updated 1 May 2004)