Reading List
Note: While the books below provide a well-rounded
understanding of the sustainable design issue, o2-USA does not
necessarily endorse all of them. Items with  come highly recommended.
Online Eco-Design Bookstores and Publishers
Green
Leaf Publishing
http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com
Watershed
Media
http://www.watershedmedia.org/store.html
The Big Picture
Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature
by Janine M. Benyus
Cradle
to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
by William McDonough, Michael Braungart
Design
for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change
by Victor Papanek
Earth in Mind: On Education, Environment,
and the Human Prospect
by David W. Orr
Ecodesign: The Sourcebook
by Alastari Fuad-Luke, Alastair Fuad-Luke
Eco-Economy: Building an Economy for
the Earth
by Lester R. Brown
Ecological Design
by Sim van der Ryn and Stuart Cowan
http://www.serve.com/ecobooks/ecodesig.htm
Green
Marketing: Opportunity for Innovation, 2nd Edition
by Jacquelyn A. Ottman (o2-USA/NYC Member), William K. Reilly
http://www.GreenMarketing.com/green_marketing_book/green_marketing_book.html
The Landscape of Man: Shaping the Environment
from Prehistory to the Present Day
by Geoffrey Jellicoe, Susan Jellicoe
The Nature of Design: Ecology, Culture,
and Human Intention
by David W. Orr
Natural
Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution
by Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, L. Hunter Lovins
The
Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World
by Bjorn Lomborg
Whether you agree with this book or not, it's important to understand
ALL sides of this issue.
Read also the following:
Survey:
The Global Environment
Sources and Acknowledgments
July 4th 2002, from The Economist print edition
Trespassers:
Inspirations for Eco-efficient Design
by Conny Bakker (o2-Netherlands Member), Ed van Hinte
http://www.010publishers.nl
Architecture/Community Development
Building
With Vision: Optimizing and Finding Alternatives to Wood
by Dan Imhoff (o2-Bayarea Member)
http://www.watershedmedia.org/store.html
Dimensions of Sustainability: Architecture,
Form, Technology, Environment and Culture
by Andrew Scott (Editor)
From Eco-Cities to Living Machines:
Principles of Ecological Design
by Nancy Jack Todd (Contributor), John Todd, Jeffrey Parkin (Illustrator)
The Green Skyscraper: The Basis for
Designing Sustainable Intensive Buildings
by Ken Yeang, Kenneth Yeang, Ken Yang
Sustainable Ecosystems and the Built
Environment
by Christopher McCarthy, Guy Battle
The Technology of Ecological Building:
Basic Principles and Measures, Examples and Ideas
by Klaus Daniels, Elizabeth Schwaiger (Translator) (Hardcover
- April 1997)
Packaging and Print Design
The Complete Guide to Eco-Friendly Design
by Poppy Evans
(Out of print, contact author directly)
Fundamentals of Packaging Technology
(FUND2)
Institute of Packaging Professionals
http://www.iopp.org/store/category.cfm
Guide
to Tree-Free, Recycled and Certified Papers
by Dan Imhoff (o2-USA/Bayarea Member)
http://www.watershedmedia.org/store.html
Packaging,
Policy and the Environment (PPE)
by Geoffrey M. Levy
http://www.iopp.org/store/category.cfm
Packaging Users Handbook (PUH)
Institute of Packaging Professionals
http://www.iopp.org/store/category.cfm
Paper
or Plastic:Searching for Solutions to an Overpackaged World
by Dan Imhoff (o2-USA/Bayarea Member)
http://www.watershedmedia.org/store.html
Product Design
Design
+ Environment: A Global Guide to Designing Greener Goods
by Helen Lewis and John Gertsakis with Tim Grant, Nicola Morelli
and Andrew Sweatman (o2-USA/Bayarea Member).
http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/catalogue/dplusenv.htm
Susutainable
Solutions: Developing Products and Services for the Future
edited by Matin Charter (o2-England Member), and Ursula Tischner.
http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com
The Total Beauty of Sustainable Products
by Edwin Datschefski
Order directly from the author at http://www.biothinking.com if you're in Europe;
otherwise visit http://www.rotovision.com/description.asp?bookid=468
Additional Book Lists
Parsons School of Design - Instructor:
David Bergman
Sustainable Design: Principles and Practice / Course Materials
J. Ottman Consulting: Jacquie's Favorite
Green Books
http://www.GreenMarketing.com/other_resources/books.html
Additional Resources
The Centre for Sustainable Design (UK), in
partnership with BRASS at the University of Cardiff (UK), and
J. Ottman Consulting (US) and University of Victoria (Australia),
announces the launch of Smart: Know-Net, the Sustainable Marketing
Knowledge Network.
http://www.cfsd.org.uk/smart-know-net
The newly formed International Centre for
Sustainability can be found at their website featuring Green
Design resources, master classes, and other information.
http://www.icisfoundation.org/html/4_resources/index.htm
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