Nathan Shedroff has just written what is likely to become the sustainability manual for designers. Design Is The Problem is a thorough and informative survey of just about every aspect of sustainable design. It covers important frameworks, schools of thought and specific tools. It’s interspersed with good examples and case studies that reveal the complexity of the issue and that force the reader to engage with the topic rather than assume simple answers, which of course don’t exist. Design Is The Problem does not go into significant depth on each topic but it will give you a place to start on pretty much anything related to sustainability. Definitely an important book to have in your library.
Design is the Problem explains:
- How sustainability isn't as difficult to understand and address as many would have you think
- Several of the leading frameworks and perspectives on sustainability
- How to insert sustainability into the development process that you're already using
- The many, practical strategies that make the products, services, and events you design and develop more sustainable—right now
-susanK
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