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Cradle to Cradle

Remaking the Way We Make Things

By William McDonough, Michael Braungart

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| Paperback | 9780865475878

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Book Description

A manifesto for a radically different philosophy and practice of manufacture and environmentalism

"Reduce, reuse, recycle" urge environmentalists; in other words, do more with less in order to minimize damage. As William McDonough and Michael Braungart argue in their provocative, visioContinue

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Crade to Cradle: Re-Making the Way We Make Things

This is an updated edition of a celebrated 2002 industrial manifesto, whose authors (a chemist and architect) also take inspiration from the robustness of natural systems to recommend technological change. Instead of recycling (or, as they say, "down ... (read full critics)

guardian.co.uk published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010

Cradle to Cradle

Environmentalism is depressing. Who likes to be reminded that our cherished way of life is fundamentally unsustainable, or to contemplate the Spartan lifestyles offered as a remedy (and a penance) by sandal-wearing petition-passers? Still, as good ci ... (read full critics)

flakmag published on Tue, 31 Aug 2010

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I can only hope as many designers as possible read this. It takes a little while to get going, but once the authors dive into their vision of eco-effective, cradle-to-cradle design, I could not put this down. This is one of those books that changes the way you look at the world. The best part is - t ... (continue)

I can only hope as many designers as possible read this. It takes a little while to get going, but once the authors dive into their vision of eco-effective, cradle-to-cradle design, I could not put this down. This is one of those books that changes the way you look at the world. The best part is - the book's ideas cannot be dismissed as fanciful or utopian thanks to the many real-world examples of work by the authors. Genuinely inspiring.
Previously: Started reading this just now but the physical book alone is interesting already - a so-called durabook: http://www.durabooks.com/

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Kaeru said on Aug 25, 2008 | Add your feedback

Section 3[return]Sustainability

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Jonaschau said on Jul 18, 2009 | Add your feedback

Great little book showing a positive vision how we can change the world and be better.

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