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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Hester, Randolph T. Design for ecological democracy. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2006 (OCoLC)647069420 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Randolph T Hester |
| ISBN: | 9780262515009 0262515008 0262083515 9780262083515 |
| OCLC Number: | 64336257 |
| Description: | x, 509 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, plans (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Responsibility: | Randolph T. Hester. |
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"Hester's call for ecological democracy flows from a lifetime of experience as farmer, landscape architect, political activist, and teacher. This wise, passionate, and inspiring book, full of success stories, is required reading for all who would build communities that are more beautiful, sustainable, and just." --Anne Whiston Spirn, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Planning, MIT, and author of The Language of Landscape and The Granite Garden "Randy Hester's profusely illustrated book is the fruitful outcome of his life's work in community design. Design for Ecological Democracy shows us how to adapt human settlements so that people can get back in touch with the sources of natural creation." --Bill Thompson, Editor, Landscape Architecture Magazine "This book is a new classic in landscape architecture, and every designer will learn from Hester's depth of insight. He teaches by examples so artfully described that they become parables for urban design." --Joan Nassauer, FASLA, Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of Michigan "Hester welds ecology, landscape architecture, and a fierce commitment to strengthening urban society into a nuanced, realistic vision for this complex era." --John R. Stilgoe, Robert & Lois Orchard Professor in the History of Landscape, Harvard University "Design for Ecological Democracy is a compelling testament for a world that is at once ecologically sustainable, socially just, and inspired by place. Hester sees environmental change as a deliberate and positive act involving environmental competence, compelling form, celebration of everyday life, and design action. He brings together a broad but cohesive set of concepts from disciplines as diverse as environmental psychology, environmental science, medicine, and urban design to form a strong vision for future design practice. This is not a doomsday book but a hopeful and challenging call to environmental and community action." --Mark Francis, FASLA, Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of California, Davis, and author of Urban Open Space and Village Homes Read more...
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