Changing the Commons /anglais - Couverture souple

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Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1957183330 ISBN 13 : 9781957183336

Editeur : Oro Editions, 2023

Synopsis

• The book reveals how places within some of the country’s most iconic public landscapes ― like Yosemite Valley, Muir Woods National Monument, Redwood State and National Parks, and Crissy Field ― have been changed to create a new balance between the built and natural environments
• This book will prove to be a valuable resource for environmental design students and faculty, fellow design and planning professionals, agency staff, and the general public interested in learning why familiar places are what they are, who and what the designs are intended to serve, and how the goals for places have been achieved

The intense social and environmental fervour that arose in the 1960s and 1970s in response to assaults on the planet’s life support systems, degradation of communities, and socio-economic inequality unleashed revolutionary change at all levels of society. Out of the turmoil of that era, community-based ecological design emerged as a powerful creative force for reshaping the commons, bringing people together, and forming ecologically sustainable relationships with the environment.

The stories in this book reveal how the revolution has played out in reconceiving public places in the landscape of every-day life in northern California. The text focuses on the broad human, social, environmental, and cultural aspects of place-making to create liveable, inclusive, sustainable, and treasured spaces. The aesthetic experience of each place is revealed through photos, diagrams, sketches, and plans.

Success stories like these offer hope, so sorely needed, for dealing with the seemingly insurmountable current assaults on earth’s life support systems.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

John N. Roberts, founder of the landscape architecture firm John Northmore Roberts & Associates, Inc. is widely recognised for community-based ecological design for local communities and national parks alike. He is a Beatrix Farrand Distinguished Visiting Lecturer in U.C. Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oro Editions
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1957183330
• ISBN 13: 9781957183336
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 312
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible