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Spirit and Place

By Christopher Day

Book information

Publisher
Architectural Press
Year
2002
ISBN
0750653590, 9780750653596, 9781429484275
Open Library ID
OL15553983M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
17 MB (18347469 bytes)
Edition
1St Edition
Pages
253\269
Topic
Biology Ecology
Time added
2011-04-20 14:05:05

Description

Built environment surrounds us for 90% of our lives but only now are we realising its influence on the environment, our health, and how we think, feel and behave both individually and socially. Spirit & Place shows how to work towards a sustainable environment through socially inclusive processes of placemaking, and how to create places that are nourishing psychologically and physically, to soul and spirit as well as body. This book's unique arguments identify important, but often unrecognised, principles and illustrate their applicability in a wide range of situations, price-ranges and climates. It shows how to reconcile the apparently incompatible demands of environmental, economic and social sustainability; how to moderate climate to make places of delight, and realign social pressures so places both support society and maximise economic viability. Thought provoking and easy to understand, Christopher Day uses everyday examples to relate his theories to practice and our experience. * Learn from Day's 30 years experience of the ecological debate * Provides important technical information regarding sustainability * Comprehensively outlines the issues in an easy to understand and inspiring style

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