2.1.9
Sustainable Design Topics

Design and bio-resources

Regeneration in agriculture, landscapes, water, and built environments:

Lyle, John Tillman. Regenerative Design for Sustainable Development. New York: John Wiley, 1994.

Philosophies of resource conservation:

Kimbrell, Andrew. Fatal Harvest: The Tragedy of Industrial Agriculture. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 2002.
Leopold, Aldo. A Sand County Almanac. Oxford, NY: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Postel, Sara. Conserving Water: the untapped alternative. Washington, D.C., USA: Worldwatch Institute, 1985.
Postel, Sara. Water for agriculture: facing the limits. Washington, D.C.: Worldwatch Institute, 1989.
Reisner, Marc. Cadillac Desert: the American West and its disappearing water. New York: Penguin Books, 1993.

Land coverage by scale:

none listed.

History and evolution of natural resources:

Renner, Michael. The Anatomy of Resource Wars. Worldwatch Institute paper 162, Washington, DC: Worldwatch Institute, October 2002.

Techniques:

Gould, John; Erik Nissen-Petersen. Rainwater Catchment systems for domestic supply: design, construction and implementation. London: Intermediate Technology Publications, 1999.
Mollison, Bill. Permaculture: A Designer’s Manual. Publisher. Tyalgum, Australia: Tagari Publications, 1996.
Savory, Allan. Holistic Resource Management. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 1988.
Van der Ryn, Sim. The Toilet Papers: Designs To Recycle Human Waste And Water: Dry Toilets, Greywater Systems & Urban Sewage. Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1978.

Prerequisites:

none listed.

             

(updated 1 May 2004)