SUSTAINABILITY AND DESIGN ETHICS

• Main Author: Russ, Thomas H. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton, FL CRC Press, Taylor & Francis 2010
• Subjects: Environmental protection > Moral and ethical aspects; Sustainable design > Moral and ethical aspects; Engineers > Professional ethics
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• Physical Description: xv, 160 pages 23 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9781439808542; 1439808546

From microcosm to macrocosm, ecodesign, green design, environmental design, and triple bottom line are quickly becoming more than just catchy phrases that describe touchy-feely trends. Increases in climate uncertainty and energy costs as well as food, water, and services insecurity are just a few of the challenges driving the growing demand for sustainable design outcomes. Sustainability and Design Ethics provides a systematic value analysis that makes a reasoned argument the rethinking of current design methods and the values and ethics which guide them.