The planetary garden : and other writings / Gilles Clément ; Translated by Sandra Morris ; Foreword by Gilles A. Tiberghien.

Main entry:

Clément, Gilles, author.

Title & Author:

The planetary garden : and other writings / Gilles Clément ; Translated by Sandra Morris ; Foreword by Gilles A. Tiberghien.

Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2015]
©2015

Description:

xix, 169 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Series:

Penn studies in landscape architecture

Notes:
Translations of three essays originally published in French between 1999 and 2008.
Includes bibliographical references.
Planetary garden : reconciling man and nature -- Life, constantly inventive : reflections of a humanist ecologist -- Wisdom of the gardener.

Summary:

Celebrated landscape architect Gilles Clement may be best known for his public parks in Paris, including the Parc Andre Citroen and the garden of the Musee du Quai Branly, but he describes himself as a gardener. To care for and cultivate a plot of land, a capable gardener must observe in order to act and work with, rather than against, the natural ecosystem of the garden. In this sense, he suggests, we should think of the entire planet as a garden, and ourselves as its keepers, responsible for the care of its complexity and diversity of life. The Planetary Garden is an environmental manifesto that outlines Clement's interpretation of the laws that govern the natural world and the principles that should guide our stewardship of the global garden of Earth. These are among the tenets of a humanist ecology, which posits that the natural world and humankind cannot be understood as separate from one another. This philosophy forms a thread that is woven through the accompanying essays of this volume. Brought together and translated into English for the first time, these three texts make a powerful statement about the nature of the world and humanity's place within it.

ISBN:

9780812247121 (hardcover)
0812247124 (hardcover)
9780812291384 (ebook)

Subject:

Gardens Philosophy.
Landscape architecture Philosophy.
Nature Effect of human beings on.
Biodiversity.
Gardening.
Jardins Philosophie.
Architecture du paysage Philosophie.
Homme Influence sur la nature.
Biodiversité.
Jardinage.
gardening.

Added entries:

Morris, Sandra (Translator), translator.
Tiberghien, Gilles A., 1953- writer of foreword.
Clément, Gilles. Jardin planétaire. English.
Clément, Gilles. Toujours la vie invente. English.
Clément, Gilles. Sagesse du jardinier. English.
Penn studies in landscape architecture.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 291299
Call No.: BIB 234808
Status: Available

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