Yeang, Ken, 1948-

SAVING THE PLANET BY DESIGN : REINVENTING OUR WORLD THROUGH ECOMIMESIS / KEN YEANG - xvi, 195 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes index

Includes bibliography pages : 183-187

Reinventing the human-made world to address the sustainability equation --
Redefining design to include the ecological sciences : the principle of ecocentricity --
Reinventing the built environment by 'ecomimicry' -- Ecological design as the biointegration of a set of 'infrastructures' : the 'quatrobrid' constructed ecosystem --
Nature-based infrastructure --
Earth's 'life support system' -- Hydrological infrastructure --
Technological infrastructure -- Anthropocentric infrastructure --
Being 'at one' with nature.

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Sustainable design.

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