Cradle to cradle : remaking the way we make things / William McDonough & Michael Braungart.

Main entry:

McDonough, William.

Title & Author:

Cradle to cradle : remaking the way we make things / William McDonough & Michael Braungart.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

New York : North Point Press, 2002.

Description:

193 pages ; 21 cm

Notes:
Made from Durabook "paper."
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction: This book is not a tree -- Question of design -- Why being "less bad" is no good -- Eco-effectiveness -- Waste equals food -- Respect diversity -- Putting eco-effectiveness into practice.

Summary:

A manifesto for a radically different philosophy and practice of manufacture and environmentalism. "Reduce, reuse, recycle," urge environmentalists--in other words, do more with less in order to minimize damage. As this book argues, however, this approach perpetuates a one-way "cradle to grave" manufacturing model that casts off as much as 90 percent of the materials it uses as waste, much of it toxic. Why not challenge the notion that human industry must inevitably damage the natural world, they ask. Products might be designed so that, after their useful life, they provide nourishment for something new. Elaborating their principles from experience (re)designing everything from carpeting to corporate campuses, the authors make an exciting and viable case for change.--From publisher description.

Resources:
Table of contents
Table of contents
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0865475873 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780865475878 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Recycling (Waste, etc.)
Industrial management Environmental aspects.
Recycling (Waste)
Recyclage (Déchets, etc.)
Gestion d'entreprise Aspect de l'environnement.
recycling.
Recyclage.
Gestion industrielle.
Protection de l'environnement.
Vie des produits.
Gaspillage.
Bionik
Kreislaufwirtschaft
Recycling
Umweltbezogenes Management
Umweltschutz
Umweltverträgliches Produkt
Productontwikkeling.
Duurzame consumptiegoederen.
Desenho industrial (aspectos ambientais)
Reciclagem de resíduos urbanos.
Design.

Added entries:

Braungart, Michael, 1958-

Holdings:

Location: Library main 231824
Call No.: TD794.5 .M395 2002
Status: Available

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