FROM THE BACK COVER:
Sustainable by Design: Explorations in Theory and Practice (London: Earthscan/Taylor and Francis) offers a compelling and innovative, design-centred approach that explores both the meaning and practice of sustainable design.
The book introduces vital concepts to students and will inspire designers by providing the well-articulated basis for understanding the complexity and potential of sustainable design, and extolling the contribution of design to the creation of a more meaningful material culture.
Reviews
“A fascinating book that takes the reader on a journey that is both diverse and full of surprise”
Jonathan Chapman, Senior Lecturer, University of Brighton
“Definitely to be on the booklist of any product design course”
Professor Jack Ingram, Birmingham Institute of Art and Design
“If visual language was the underpinning force for industrial design for the 20th century, sustainability will be its equivalent in the 21st… Walker provides the primer from which industrial designers can begin to make that necessary difference in the built environment”
Professor Jacques Giard, Arizona State University
“Here is a sensitive, thought-provoking book that explores fresh possibilities for those who believe the design process, and its outcomes, can enrich and sustain our lives”
Alastair Fuad-Luke, sustainable design facilitator, lecturer, writer and maker