Environmental Ethics and Sustainable Design - Couverture rigide

Keitsch, Martina Maria

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1032469862 ISBN 13 : 9781032469867

Editeur : Routledge, 2026

Synopsis

Through the introduction of BioDialectics, a conceptual approach intended to extend the ethical considerations of sustainable design, this book analyses how the field engages with and adapts ideas from environmental ethics.

Sustainable design is often presented as a response to environmental crises from a socio-technical perspective, while its ethical foundations remain relatively underexamined. To address this issue, the book systematically examines sustainable design ethics through two broad orientations: anthropocentric and biocentric approaches. Rather than treating these perspectives as mutually exclusive, BioDialectics moves beyond traditional biocentrism’s emphasis on the intrinsic value of all living beings by incorporating relational and systemic understandings of human–nature relations. By taking into account historical, geopolitical, and structural factors that shape these relations, BioDialectics proposes an expanded conception of justice that includes both ecological and social concerns and considers the environmental burdens experienced by ecosystems and communities. Drawing on classical and contemporary philosophical work, as well as examples from sustainable design education and sustainable living initiatives, the book provides a structured analysis and conceptual vocabulary for sustainable design ethics. Each chapter identifies key challenges and possibilities, encouraging reflection on the roles and responsibilities of designers.

The book will be of interest to academics, researchers, and practitioners working at the intersection of ethics, environment, and sustainable design.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Martina Maria Keitsch is Professor in Sustainable Design at the Department of Design, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. She holds a PhD in Philosophy with a specialization in environmental ethics. Currently she is PhD Program Leader at the Department of Design and Head of the PhD Council at the Faculty of Architecture and Design. Keitsch has worked for over 25 years in the sustainable development area, mainly with eco design, architecture, urban planning, stakeholder inclusion and ethics of sustainability.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1032469862
• ISBN 13: 9781032469867
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 230
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• Personne responsable: non disponible