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This book examines the conflict between technology and nature in the industrialized world. It describes three basic forces: topophilia (love of the land), technophilia (love and dependence on technology) and technophobia (fear of the side-effects of technology) and their interplay in the environment. It describes how the conflict of these forces has created the current environmental crisis and makes a powerful case for sustainable design as a solution.
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Thayer (landscape architecture, U. of California, Davis) identifies three conflicting forces topophilia, technophilia, and technophobia which he believes are at the heart of the current environmental crisis. He offers strategies for sustainable landscapes that would conserve resources and preserve essential ecological characteristics. Includes b&w photos. For planners, environmental designers, and students. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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