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Transformational thought
Author
Title
Transformational thought / Jason F. McLennan.
ISBN
9780982690208
0982690207
Edition
1st ed.
Published
Portland, OR : Ecotone Pub., ©2012.
Physical Description
221 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Notes
"Radical ideas to remake the built environment"--Cover.
Summary
This collection of essays critically challenge the design practices and thinking that are interwoven within our contemporary cultural, societal, and personal value systems. Rather than a commentary about the terminal shortcomings of society, the author relates his architectural acumen and knowledge of sustainability, proposing an intelligent, and sometimes radical rethinking of how we live, work and plan for a living future. He addresses a wide variety of themes from personal to far-reaching systemic change. Each insight points the reader toward sustainable solutions, challenges the status quo, balances practicality with philosophy, and prepares us for a healthy and prosperous future. The author advocates for rapid social change calling for people to engage in productive initiatives beyond current models and to cooperate, take chances and experiment outside of current corporate imagination and our precarious societal scaffolding.--From back cover.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 14, 2022
Contents
The third age of green building: growing pains and the green movement
Conflict and fight for peaceful sustainability: embracing conflict for true growth
The role of beauty in green designs: "Pulchraphilia": how aesthetics and good design improve performance
The essential role of women in a restorative future: the absolute necessity of gender balance for true transformation
The righteous small house: challenging house size and the irresponsible American dream
Don't be a tool: use yours properly
Flushing outdated thinking: transforming our relationship with water and waste
The urban agriculture revolution: bringing food into living cities
Density and sustainability, a radical perspective: challenging the wisdom of exaggerated height and density in urban structures
The tyranny of the big and the beauty of the small: how scale determines sustainability
Our children's cities: the logic and beauty of a child-centered civilization
A revolutionary reordering of society: anticipating our heavy-near, light-far future
Deep community resilience: preparing for the coming-age, place-by-place
The sins and salvations of a nation's energy: an energy platform for the 99 percent.
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