Design With Nature

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Product Description “In presenting us with a vision of organic exuberance and humandelight, which ecology and ecological design promise to open up forus, McHarg revives the hope for a better world.” –LewisMumford “. . . important to America and all the rest of the world in ourstruggle to design rational, wholesome, and productive landscapes.”–Laurie Olin, Hanna Olin, Ltd. “This century’s most influential landscape architecture book.”–Landscape Architecture “. . . an enduring contribution to the technical literature oflandscape planning and to that unfortunately small collection ofwritings which speak with emotional eloquence of the importance ofecological principles in regional planning.” –Landscape and UrbanPlanning In the twenty-five years since it first took the academic world bystorm, Design With Nature has done much to redefine the fields oflandscape architecture, urban and regional planning, and ecologicaldesign. It has also left a permanent mark on the ongoing discussionof mankind’s place in nature and nature’s place in mankind withinthe physical sciences and humanities. Described by one enthusiasticreviewer as a “user’s manual for our world,” Design With Natureoffers a practical blueprint for a new, healthier relationshipbetween the built environment and nature. In so doing, it providesnothing less than the scientific, technical, and philosophicalfoundations for a mature civilization that will, as Lewis Mumfordecstatically put it in his Introduction to the 1969 edition,”replace the polluted, bulldozed, machine-dominated, dehumanized,explosion-threatened world that is even now disintegrating anddisappearing before our eyes.” From the Inside Flap “In presenting us with a vision of organic exuberance and human delight, which ecology and ecological design promise to open up for us, McHarg revives the hope for a better world.” ?Lewis Mumford “. . . important to America and all the rest of the world in our struggle to design rational, wholesome, and productive landscapes.” ?Laurie Olin, Hanna Olin, Ltd. “This century’s most influential landscape architecture book.” ?Landscape Architecture “. . . an enduring contribution to the technical literature of landscape planning and to that unfortunately small collection of writings which speak with emotional eloquence of the importance of ecological principles in regional planning.” ?Landscape and Urban Planning In the twenty-five years since it first took the academic world by storm, Design With Nature has done much to redefine the fields of landscape architecture, urban and regional planning, and ecological design. It has also left a permanent mark on the ongoing discussion of mankind’s place in nature and nature’s place in mankind within the physical sciences and humanities. Described by one enthusiastic reviewer as a “user’s manual for our world,” Design With Nature offers a practical blueprint for a new, healthier relationship between the built environment and nature. In so doing, it provides nothing less than the scientific, technical, and philosophical foundations for a mature civilization that will, as Lewis Mumford ecstatically put it in his Introduction to the 1969 edition, “replace the polluted, bulldozed, machine-dominated, dehumanized, explosion-threatened world that is even now disintegrating and disappearing before our eyes.” From the Back Cover “In presenting us with a vision of organic exuberance and human delight, which ecology and ecological design promise to open up for us, McHarg revives the hope for a better world.” ?Lewis Mumford “. . . important to America and all the rest of the world in our struggle to design rational, wholesome, and productive landscapes.” ?Laurie Olin, Hanna Olin, Ltd. “This century’s most influential landscape architecture book.” ?Landscape Architecture “. . . an enduring contribution to the technical literature of landscape planning and to that unfortunately small collection of writings