Author: Robert D. Friedman M. D.
Publisher: Hoshin Media
ISBN: 9781939623058
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
This history-making book advances the timeless work of Golden Ratio geniuses such as Pythagoras, Da Vinci and Einstein. It elevates the Golden Ratio beyond the realms of art and science into a universal health and healing system based on functional Biomimicry¿mirroring Nature¿s efficiency, dynamism and innovation. As such, Nature¿s Secret Nutrient is not a single nutrient; it¿s an ingenious system for aligning with Nature¿the ultimate healing power in the Universe. Nature and humanity are vitally linked and tuned through Golden Ratio Biomimicry, as modern medicine is discovering. Starting today, you can tap this miraculous discovery and avoid physical and mental dysfunction, disease and premature death. Nature¿s Secret Nutrient delivers optimal lifestyle nutrition for PEAK health, happiness, performance and longevity.
Nature's Secret Nutrient: Golden Ratio Biomimicry for Peak Health, Performance & Longevity
Author: Robert D. Friedman M. D.
Publisher: Hoshin Media
ISBN: 9781939623058
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
This history-making book advances the timeless work of Golden Ratio geniuses such as Pythagoras, Da Vinci and Einstein. It elevates the Golden Ratio beyond the realms of art and science into a universal health and healing system based on functional Biomimicry¿mirroring Nature¿s efficiency, dynamism and innovation. As such, Nature¿s Secret Nutrient is not a single nutrient; it¿s an ingenious system for aligning with Nature¿the ultimate healing power in the Universe. Nature and humanity are vitally linked and tuned through Golden Ratio Biomimicry, as modern medicine is discovering. Starting today, you can tap this miraculous discovery and avoid physical and mental dysfunction, disease and premature death. Nature¿s Secret Nutrient delivers optimal lifestyle nutrition for PEAK health, happiness, performance and longevity.
Publisher: Hoshin Media
ISBN: 9781939623058
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
This history-making book advances the timeless work of Golden Ratio geniuses such as Pythagoras, Da Vinci and Einstein. It elevates the Golden Ratio beyond the realms of art and science into a universal health and healing system based on functional Biomimicry¿mirroring Nature¿s efficiency, dynamism and innovation. As such, Nature¿s Secret Nutrient is not a single nutrient; it¿s an ingenious system for aligning with Nature¿the ultimate healing power in the Universe. Nature and humanity are vitally linked and tuned through Golden Ratio Biomimicry, as modern medicine is discovering. Starting today, you can tap this miraculous discovery and avoid physical and mental dysfunction, disease and premature death. Nature¿s Secret Nutrient delivers optimal lifestyle nutrition for PEAK health, happiness, performance and longevity.
The Golden Ratio & Fibonacci Sequence: Golden Keys to Your Genius, Health, Wealth & Excellence
Author: Matthew K. Cross
Publisher: Hoshin Media
ISBN: 9781939623003
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
It's been called the Secret of the Universe, a Most Precious Jewel, Nature's Path of Least Resistance and Maximum Performance and The Golden Key to the Cosmos. It is the Grand Pattern of Life, Growth and Success. It has fascinated and appears in the works of the world's greatest geniuses, including Leonardo Da Vinci, Albert Einstein, Walt Disney and Steve Jobs. Now, the open secret of the Golden Ratio and Fibonacci Sequence is revealed for your enjoyment and application. In this book you'll journey through Golden Ratio appearances and applications throughout Nature and the Universe and in all fields of human existence and endeavor, including: art, architecture, astronomy, beauty, business, culture, design, finance, health and longevity, geometry, mathematics, medicine, relationships, science and spirituality. This book presents a delightful cornucopia of Golden Ratio facts and facets, offering a bright window into its universality and power. The information presented is laser-like, with the ability to activate your unique genius and transform your consciousness. Universal wisdom will be at your fingertips once your Golden Doors of Perception are opened to the sacred design code of the Universe: The Golden Ratio & Fibonacci Sequence.
Publisher: Hoshin Media
ISBN: 9781939623003
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
It's been called the Secret of the Universe, a Most Precious Jewel, Nature's Path of Least Resistance and Maximum Performance and The Golden Key to the Cosmos. It is the Grand Pattern of Life, Growth and Success. It has fascinated and appears in the works of the world's greatest geniuses, including Leonardo Da Vinci, Albert Einstein, Walt Disney and Steve Jobs. Now, the open secret of the Golden Ratio and Fibonacci Sequence is revealed for your enjoyment and application. In this book you'll journey through Golden Ratio appearances and applications throughout Nature and the Universe and in all fields of human existence and endeavor, including: art, architecture, astronomy, beauty, business, culture, design, finance, health and longevity, geometry, mathematics, medicine, relationships, science and spirituality. This book presents a delightful cornucopia of Golden Ratio facts and facets, offering a bright window into its universality and power. The information presented is laser-like, with the ability to activate your unique genius and transform your consciousness. Universal wisdom will be at your fingertips once your Golden Doors of Perception are opened to the sacred design code of the Universe: The Golden Ratio & Fibonacci Sequence.
The Golden Ratio Lifestyle Diet
Author: Matthew Cross
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780975280256
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The power to activate your genetic potential for maximum quality and quantity of life is in your hands. The Golden Ratio Lifestyle Diet is Nature's universal code for robust health and longevity. The Diet is based on a fascinating formula-the Golden Ratio-that when applied to anything, creates greater beauty, unity, efficiency, value and success-a greater whole exceeding the sum of its parts. This formula guides the structure of matter and movement of energy throughout the Universe. The benefits are staggering and transformational: the manifestation of your full potential for robust health and longevity. Through the Golden Ratio Lifestyle Diet, you'll learn how to upgrade your body's structure, movement and energy to higher levels. Countless geniuses, including Da Vinci and Einstein, knew the Golden Ratio's secrets and expressed them in their life and work. This book takes up where these geniuses left off, bringing the unlimited power of the Golden Ratiointo the world of health and longevity. Turbocharge Your Energy, Immune System & Longevity Lose Weight Smart with Nature's Secret Nutrient (NSN) Access Nature's Universal Health Care Plan Leverage the Hidden Power within the Word Diet Enhance Your Innate Beauty & Attractiveness Learn and Apply the Secret Health Code of the Universe Activate the Diet with the Fortune 100-tested Hoshin Success Compass Deploy the 21-Day Quick-Start Checklist for Habit & Lifestyle Transformation This landmark book resulted from ten years of collaboration between immune system and longevity specialist Robert Friedman, M.D., and international strategy and lifestyle consultant Matthew Cross, authors of The Divine Code of Da Vinci, Fibonacci, Einstein & YOU. For the first time in history, the Golden Ratio is applied to the restoration and maintenance of optimal physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health and happiness. Looking for a revolutionary method to revitalize and regenerate your life? The Golden Ratio Lifestyle Diet offers a uniquely invigorating roadmap."
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780975280256
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The power to activate your genetic potential for maximum quality and quantity of life is in your hands. The Golden Ratio Lifestyle Diet is Nature's universal code for robust health and longevity. The Diet is based on a fascinating formula-the Golden Ratio-that when applied to anything, creates greater beauty, unity, efficiency, value and success-a greater whole exceeding the sum of its parts. This formula guides the structure of matter and movement of energy throughout the Universe. The benefits are staggering and transformational: the manifestation of your full potential for robust health and longevity. Through the Golden Ratio Lifestyle Diet, you'll learn how to upgrade your body's structure, movement and energy to higher levels. Countless geniuses, including Da Vinci and Einstein, knew the Golden Ratio's secrets and expressed them in their life and work. This book takes up where these geniuses left off, bringing the unlimited power of the Golden Ratiointo the world of health and longevity. Turbocharge Your Energy, Immune System & Longevity Lose Weight Smart with Nature's Secret Nutrient (NSN) Access Nature's Universal Health Care Plan Leverage the Hidden Power within the Word Diet Enhance Your Innate Beauty & Attractiveness Learn and Apply the Secret Health Code of the Universe Activate the Diet with the Fortune 100-tested Hoshin Success Compass Deploy the 21-Day Quick-Start Checklist for Habit & Lifestyle Transformation This landmark book resulted from ten years of collaboration between immune system and longevity specialist Robert Friedman, M.D., and international strategy and lifestyle consultant Matthew Cross, authors of The Divine Code of Da Vinci, Fibonacci, Einstein & YOU. For the first time in history, the Golden Ratio is applied to the restoration and maintenance of optimal physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health and happiness. Looking for a revolutionary method to revitalize and regenerate your life? The Golden Ratio Lifestyle Diet offers a uniquely invigorating roadmap."
Winner's Mindset
Author: Erik Seversen
Publisher: Innovative Educational Services
ISBN: 9781953183064
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Winner's Mindset is about achieving the highest level of peak performance in sports, school, business, and life.
Publisher: Innovative Educational Services
ISBN: 9781953183064
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Winner's Mindset is about achieving the highest level of peak performance in sports, school, business, and life.
Biomimicry
Author: Janine M. Benyus
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061958921
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Repackaged with a new afterword, this "valuable and entertaining" (New York Times Book Review) book explores how scientists are adapting nature's best ideas to solve tough 21st century problems. Biomimicry is rapidly transforming life on earth. Biomimics study nature's most successful ideas over the past 3.5 million years, and adapt them for human use. The results are revolutionizing how materials are invented and how we compute, heal ourselves, repair the environment, and feed the world. Janine Benyus takes readers into the lab and in the field with maverick thinkers as they: discover miracle drugs by watching what chimps eat when they're sick; learn how to create by watching spiders weave fibers; harness energy by examining how a leaf converts sunlight into fuel in trillionths of a second; and many more examples. Composed of stories of vision and invention, personalities and pipe dreams, Biomimicry is must reading for anyone interested in the shape of our future.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061958921
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Repackaged with a new afterword, this "valuable and entertaining" (New York Times Book Review) book explores how scientists are adapting nature's best ideas to solve tough 21st century problems. Biomimicry is rapidly transforming life on earth. Biomimics study nature's most successful ideas over the past 3.5 million years, and adapt them for human use. The results are revolutionizing how materials are invented and how we compute, heal ourselves, repair the environment, and feed the world. Janine Benyus takes readers into the lab and in the field with maverick thinkers as they: discover miracle drugs by watching what chimps eat when they're sick; learn how to create by watching spiders weave fibers; harness energy by examining how a leaf converts sunlight into fuel in trillionths of a second; and many more examples. Composed of stories of vision and invention, personalities and pipe dreams, Biomimicry is must reading for anyone interested in the shape of our future.
Engineering
Author: Unesco
Publisher: UNESCO
ISBN: 9231041568
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
This report reviews engineering's importance to human, economic, social and cultural development and in addressing the UN Millennium Development Goals. Engineering tends to be viewed as a national issue, but engineering knowledge, companies, conferences and journals, all demonstrate that it is as international as science. The report reviews the role of engineering in development, and covers issues including poverty reduction, sustainable development, climate change mitigation and adaptation. It presents the various fields of engineering around the world and is intended to identify issues and challenges facing engineering, promote better understanding of engineering and its role, and highlight ways of making engineering more attractive to young people, especially women.--Publisher's description.
Publisher: UNESCO
ISBN: 9231041568
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
This report reviews engineering's importance to human, economic, social and cultural development and in addressing the UN Millennium Development Goals. Engineering tends to be viewed as a national issue, but engineering knowledge, companies, conferences and journals, all demonstrate that it is as international as science. The report reviews the role of engineering in development, and covers issues including poverty reduction, sustainable development, climate change mitigation and adaptation. It presents the various fields of engineering around the world and is intended to identify issues and challenges facing engineering, promote better understanding of engineering and its role, and highlight ways of making engineering more attractive to young people, especially women.--Publisher's description.
Manifesto for Living in the Anthropocene
Author: Katherine Gibson
Publisher: punctum books
ISBN: 0988234068
Category : NATURE
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
"The recent 10,000 year history of climatic stability on Earth that enabled the rise of agriculture and domestication, the growth of cities, numerous technological revolutions, and the emergence of modernity is now over. We accept that in the latest phase of this era, modernity is unmaking the stability that enabled its emergence. Over the 21st century severe and numerous weather disasters, scarcity of key resources, major changes in environments, enormous rates of extinction, and other forces that threaten life are set to increase. But we are deeply worried that current responses to these challenges are focused on market-driven solutions and thus have the potential to further endanger our collective commons. Today public debate is polarized. On one hand we are confronted with the immobilizing effects of knowing "the facts" about climate change. On the other we see a powerful will to ignorance and the effects of a pernicious collaboration between climate change skeptics and industry stakeholders. Clearly, to us, the current crisis calls for new ways of thinking and producing knowledge. Our collective inclination has been to go on in an experimental and exploratory mode, in which we refuse to foreclose on options or jump too quickly to "solutions." In this spirit we feel the need to acknowledge the tragedy of anthropogenic climate change. It is important to tap into the emotional richness of grief about extinction and loss without getting stuck on the "blame game." Our research must allow for the expression of grief and mourning for what has been and is daily being lost. But it is important to adopt a reparative rather than a purely critical stance toward knowing. Might it be possible to welcome the pain of "knowing" if it led to different ways of working with non-human others, recognizing a confluence of desire across the human/non-human divide and the vital rhythms that animate the world? Our discussions have focused on new types of ecological economic thinking and ethical practices of living. We are interested in: Resituating humans within ecological systems Resituating non-humans in ethical terms Systems of survival that are resilient in the face of change Diversity and dynamism in ecologies and economies Ethical responsibility across space and time, between places and in the future Creating new ecological economic narratives. Starting from the recognition that there is no "one size fits all" response to climate change, we are concerned to develop an ethics of place that appreciates the specificity and richness of loss and potentiality. While connection to earth others might be an overarching goal, it will be to certain ecologies, species, atmospheres and materialities that we actually connect. We could see ourselves as part of country, accepting the responsibility not forgotten by Indigenous people all over the world, of "singing" country into health. This might mean cultivating the capacity for deep listening to each other, to the land, to other species and thereby learning to be affected and transformed by the body-world we are part of; seeing the body as a center of animation but not the ground of a separate self; renouncing the narcissistic defense of omnipotence and an equally narcissistic descent into despair. We think that we can work against singular and global representations of "the problem" in the face of which any small, multiple, place-based action is rendered hopeless. We can choose to read for difference rather than dominance; think connectivity rather than hyper-separation; look for multiplicity - multiple climate changes, multiple ways of living with earth others. We can find ways forward in what is already being done in the here and now; attend to the performative effects of any analysis; tell stories in a hopeful and open way - allowing for the possibility that life is dormant rather than dead. We can use our critical capacities to recover our rich traditions of counter-culture and theorize them outside the mainstream/alternative binary. All these ways of thinking and researching give rise to new strategies for going forward. Think of the chapters of this book as tentative hoverings, as the fluttering of butterfly wings, scattering germs of ideas that can take root and grow."--Publisher's website.
Publisher: punctum books
ISBN: 0988234068
Category : NATURE
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
"The recent 10,000 year history of climatic stability on Earth that enabled the rise of agriculture and domestication, the growth of cities, numerous technological revolutions, and the emergence of modernity is now over. We accept that in the latest phase of this era, modernity is unmaking the stability that enabled its emergence. Over the 21st century severe and numerous weather disasters, scarcity of key resources, major changes in environments, enormous rates of extinction, and other forces that threaten life are set to increase. But we are deeply worried that current responses to these challenges are focused on market-driven solutions and thus have the potential to further endanger our collective commons. Today public debate is polarized. On one hand we are confronted with the immobilizing effects of knowing "the facts" about climate change. On the other we see a powerful will to ignorance and the effects of a pernicious collaboration between climate change skeptics and industry stakeholders. Clearly, to us, the current crisis calls for new ways of thinking and producing knowledge. Our collective inclination has been to go on in an experimental and exploratory mode, in which we refuse to foreclose on options or jump too quickly to "solutions." In this spirit we feel the need to acknowledge the tragedy of anthropogenic climate change. It is important to tap into the emotional richness of grief about extinction and loss without getting stuck on the "blame game." Our research must allow for the expression of grief and mourning for what has been and is daily being lost. But it is important to adopt a reparative rather than a purely critical stance toward knowing. Might it be possible to welcome the pain of "knowing" if it led to different ways of working with non-human others, recognizing a confluence of desire across the human/non-human divide and the vital rhythms that animate the world? Our discussions have focused on new types of ecological economic thinking and ethical practices of living. We are interested in: Resituating humans within ecological systems Resituating non-humans in ethical terms Systems of survival that are resilient in the face of change Diversity and dynamism in ecologies and economies Ethical responsibility across space and time, between places and in the future Creating new ecological economic narratives. Starting from the recognition that there is no "one size fits all" response to climate change, we are concerned to develop an ethics of place that appreciates the specificity and richness of loss and potentiality. While connection to earth others might be an overarching goal, it will be to certain ecologies, species, atmospheres and materialities that we actually connect. We could see ourselves as part of country, accepting the responsibility not forgotten by Indigenous people all over the world, of "singing" country into health. This might mean cultivating the capacity for deep listening to each other, to the land, to other species and thereby learning to be affected and transformed by the body-world we are part of; seeing the body as a center of animation but not the ground of a separate self; renouncing the narcissistic defense of omnipotence and an equally narcissistic descent into despair. We think that we can work against singular and global representations of "the problem" in the face of which any small, multiple, place-based action is rendered hopeless. We can choose to read for difference rather than dominance; think connectivity rather than hyper-separation; look for multiplicity - multiple climate changes, multiple ways of living with earth others. We can find ways forward in what is already being done in the here and now; attend to the performative effects of any analysis; tell stories in a hopeful and open way - allowing for the possibility that life is dormant rather than dead. We can use our critical capacities to recover our rich traditions of counter-culture and theorize them outside the mainstream/alternative binary. All these ways of thinking and researching give rise to new strategies for going forward. Think of the chapters of this book as tentative hoverings, as the fluttering of butterfly wings, scattering germs of ideas that can take root and grow."--Publisher's website.
Bio-Inspired Innovation and National Security
Author: National Defense University
Publisher: NDU Press
ISBN: 1780390408
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Despite the vital importance of the emerging area of biotechnology and its role in defense planning and policymaking, no definitive book has been written on the topic for the defense policymaker, the military student, and the private-sector bioscientist interested in the "emerging opportunities market" of national security. This edited volume is intended to help close this gap and provide the necessary backdrop for thinking strategically about biology in defense planning and policymaking. This volume is about applications of the biological sciences, here called "biologically inspired innovations," to the military. Rather than treating biology as a series of threats to be dealt with, such innovations generally approach the biological sciences as a set of opportunities for the military to gain strategic advantage over adversaries. These opportunities range from looking at everything from genes to brains, from enhancing human performance to creating renewable energy, from sensing the environment around us to harnessing its power.
Publisher: NDU Press
ISBN: 1780390408
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Despite the vital importance of the emerging area of biotechnology and its role in defense planning and policymaking, no definitive book has been written on the topic for the defense policymaker, the military student, and the private-sector bioscientist interested in the "emerging opportunities market" of national security. This edited volume is intended to help close this gap and provide the necessary backdrop for thinking strategically about biology in defense planning and policymaking. This volume is about applications of the biological sciences, here called "biologically inspired innovations," to the military. Rather than treating biology as a series of threats to be dealt with, such innovations generally approach the biological sciences as a set of opportunities for the military to gain strategic advantage over adversaries. These opportunities range from looking at everything from genes to brains, from enhancing human performance to creating renewable energy, from sensing the environment around us to harnessing its power.
The Millionaire's Map
Author: Matthew Cross
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780975280201
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Chart Your Way to Wealth and Abundance by Tapping the Infinite Power of Your Imagination: An Interactive 21-day Handbook Based on the Fascinating Fibonacci Sequence 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21... The Millionaire's MAP(tm) is an interactive process that fuses the power of your imagination with the science of purposeful design. It's an original and fun adventure in thinking bigger and attracting greater abundance, wealth and good fortune. Based on the infinite Fibonacci Sequence, The Millionaire's MAP(tm) accesses a powerful, ancient Code-the universal, Divine Code of growth and success. Featuring 21 short chapters, one for each day, it's an easy way to activate the Divine Code in your life. The Divine Code is the master design and growth code of the Universe, which has fascinated geniuses from Da Vinci to Einstein. The Millionaire's MAP(tm) is the first book in history to integrate this code into an easy method for expanding your imagination, blueprinting your future and creating the life your desire. Going through The Millionaire's MAP(tm) process feels like creating your own ideal world in your imagination, which sets the stage for creating it in your reality. As Olympic champion Billy Mills says, "The subconscious mind cannot tell the difference between reality or imagination." * Experience creativity, fun, freedom and magic around money, spending and wealth growth * Gain greater clarity about the life values that are most important to you * Explore and focus your infinite imagination's power to realize your innate talents and genius * Upgrade any scarcity or "just enough" thinking patterns to new patterns of increasing cash flow and lasting abundance * Practice dealing with larger and larger sums of money * Set the stage to receive true wealth and abundance, in all areas of your life Begin your Millionaires MAP(tm) adventure today and prepare to set sail for your dreams...
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780975280201
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Chart Your Way to Wealth and Abundance by Tapping the Infinite Power of Your Imagination: An Interactive 21-day Handbook Based on the Fascinating Fibonacci Sequence 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21... The Millionaire's MAP(tm) is an interactive process that fuses the power of your imagination with the science of purposeful design. It's an original and fun adventure in thinking bigger and attracting greater abundance, wealth and good fortune. Based on the infinite Fibonacci Sequence, The Millionaire's MAP(tm) accesses a powerful, ancient Code-the universal, Divine Code of growth and success. Featuring 21 short chapters, one for each day, it's an easy way to activate the Divine Code in your life. The Divine Code is the master design and growth code of the Universe, which has fascinated geniuses from Da Vinci to Einstein. The Millionaire's MAP(tm) is the first book in history to integrate this code into an easy method for expanding your imagination, blueprinting your future and creating the life your desire. Going through The Millionaire's MAP(tm) process feels like creating your own ideal world in your imagination, which sets the stage for creating it in your reality. As Olympic champion Billy Mills says, "The subconscious mind cannot tell the difference between reality or imagination." * Experience creativity, fun, freedom and magic around money, spending and wealth growth * Gain greater clarity about the life values that are most important to you * Explore and focus your infinite imagination's power to realize your innate talents and genius * Upgrade any scarcity or "just enough" thinking patterns to new patterns of increasing cash flow and lasting abundance * Practice dealing with larger and larger sums of money * Set the stage to receive true wealth and abundance, in all areas of your life Begin your Millionaires MAP(tm) adventure today and prepare to set sail for your dreams...
Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems
Author: Peter Newman
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1597267473
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Modern city dwellers are largely detached from the environmental effects of their daily lives. The sources of the water they drink, the food they eat, and the energy they consume are all but invisible, often coming from other continents, and their waste ends up in places beyond their city boundaries. Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems shows how cities and their residents can begin to reintegrate into their bioregional environment, and how cities themselves can be planned with nature’s organizing principles in mind. Taking cues from living systems for sustainability strategies, Newman and Jennings reassess urban design by exploring flows of energy, materials, and information, along with the interactions between human and non-human parts of the system. Drawing on examples from all corners of the world, the authors explore natural patterns and processes that cities can emulate in order to move toward sustainability. Some cities have adopted simple strategies such as harvesting rainwater, greening roofs, and producing renewable energy. Others have created biodiversity parks for endangered species, community gardens that support a connection to their foodshed, and pedestrian-friendly spaces that encourage walking and cycling. A powerful model for urban redevelopment, Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems describes aspects of urban ecosystems from the visioning process to achieving economic security to fostering a sense of place.
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1597267473
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Modern city dwellers are largely detached from the environmental effects of their daily lives. The sources of the water they drink, the food they eat, and the energy they consume are all but invisible, often coming from other continents, and their waste ends up in places beyond their city boundaries. Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems shows how cities and their residents can begin to reintegrate into their bioregional environment, and how cities themselves can be planned with nature’s organizing principles in mind. Taking cues from living systems for sustainability strategies, Newman and Jennings reassess urban design by exploring flows of energy, materials, and information, along with the interactions between human and non-human parts of the system. Drawing on examples from all corners of the world, the authors explore natural patterns and processes that cities can emulate in order to move toward sustainability. Some cities have adopted simple strategies such as harvesting rainwater, greening roofs, and producing renewable energy. Others have created biodiversity parks for endangered species, community gardens that support a connection to their foodshed, and pedestrian-friendly spaces that encourage walking and cycling. A powerful model for urban redevelopment, Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems describes aspects of urban ecosystems from the visioning process to achieving economic security to fostering a sense of place.