Redesigning the Planet: Global Ecological Design

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Areas of the garden and landscape can also be allowed to grow wild to encourage bio-diversity. Native animals may also be encouraged in many other ways: Pesticides , especially persistent pesticides , must be avoided to avoid killing wildlife. Soil fertility can be managed sustainably by the use of many layers of vegetation from trees to ground-cover plants and mulches to increase organic matter and therefore earthworms and mycorrhiza ; nitrogen-fixing plants instead of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers ; and sustainably harvested seaweed extract to replace micronutrients.

Sustainable landscapes and gardens can be productive as well as ornamental, growing food, firewood and craft materials from beautiful places. Sustainable landscape approaches and labels include organic farming and growing , permaculture , agroforestry , forest gardens , agroecology , vegan organic gardening , ecological gardening and climate-friendly gardening. Sustainable agriculture adheres to three main goals:.

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A variety of philosophies, policies and practices have contributed to these goals. People in many different capacities, from farmers to consumers, have shared this vision and contributed to it.

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Despite the diversity of people and perspectives, the following themes commonly weave through definitions of sustainable agriculture. There are strenuous discussions — among others by the agricultural sector and authorities — if existing pesticide protocols and methods of soil conservation adequately protect topsoil and wildlife. Doubt has risen if these are sustainable, and if agrarian reforms would permit an efficient agriculture with fewer pesticides , therefore reducing the damage to the ecosystem.

For more information on the subject of sustainable agriculture: Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program". Automobiles , home appliances and furnitures can be designed for repair and disassembly for recycling , and constructed from recyclable materials such as steel, aluminum and glass, and renewable materials, such as Zelfo , wood and plastics from natural feedstocks. Careful selection of materials and manufacturing processes can often create products comparable in price and performance to non- sustainable products.

Even mild design efforts can greatly increase the sustainable content of manufactured items. Sustainable technology in the energy sector is based on utilizing renewable sources of energy such as solar , wind , hydro , bioenergy , geothermal , and hydrogen. Wind energy is the world's fastest growing energy source; it has been in use for centuries in Europe and more recently in the United States and other nations.

Wind energy is captured through the use of wind turbines that generate and transfer electricity for utilities, homeowners and remote villages. Solar power can be harnessed through photovoltaics , concentrating solar, or solar hot water and is also a rapidly growing energy source.

Researchers have found a potential way to use the photogalvanic effect to transform sunlight into electric energy. The availability, potential, and feasibility of primary renewable energy resources must be analyzed early in the planning process as part of a comprehensive energy plan.

Redesigning the Planet: Global Ecological Design by Alan Wittbecker

The plan must justify energy demand and supply and assess the actual costs and benefits to the local, regional, and global environments. Responsible energy use is fundamental to sustainable development and a sustainable future. Energy management must balance justifiable energy demand with appropriate energy supply. The process couples energy awareness, energy conservation, and energy efficiency with the use of primary renewable energy resources. Sustainable manufacturing can be defined as the creation of a manufactured product through a concurrent improvement in the resulting effect on factory and product sustainability.

The concept of sustainable manufacturing demands a renewed design of production systems in order to condition the related sustainability on product life cycle and Factory operations. Advantageous reasons for why companies might chose to sustainably manufacture either their products or use a sustainable manufacturing process are:. Sustainable water technologies have become an important industry segment with several companies now providing important and scalable solutions to supply water in a sustainable manner.

Beyond the use of certain technologies, Sustainable Design in Water Management also consists very importantly in correct implementation of concepts. This concept of differentiating qualities of water for different purposes has been called "fit-for-purpose". Sustainable technologies use less energy, fewer limited resources, do not deplete natural resources, do not directly or indirectly pollute the environment, and can be reused or recycled at the end of their useful life.

There is significant overlap with appropriate technology , which emphasizes the suitability of technology to the context, in particular considering the needs of people in developing countries.

However, the most appropriate technology may not be the most sustainable one; and a sustainable technology may have high cost or maintenance requirements that make it unsuitable as an "appropriate technology," as that term is commonly used. Moreover, technological changes can be perceived as easier to accomplish than lifestyle changes that might be required to solve the problems that we face.

Sustainable technology such as smart metering systems and intelligent sensors reduce energy consumption and help conserve water.

These systems are ones that have more fundamental changes, rather than just switching to simple sustainable designs. Such designing requires constant updates and evolutions, to ensure true environmental sustainability, because the concept of sustainability is ever changing — with regards to our relationship with the environment. A large part of designing sustainable technology involves giving control to the users for their comfort and operation.

For example, dimming controls help people adjust the light levels to their comfort. Sectioned lighting and lighting controls let people manipulate their lighting needs without worrying about affecting others — therefore reducing lighting loads. The precursor step to environmentally sustainable development must be a sustainable design. By definition, design is defined as purpose, planning, or intention that exists or is thought to exist behind an action, fact, or material object. Development utilizes design and executes it, helping areas, cities, or places to advance.

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Sustainable development is that development which adheres to the values of sustainability and provide for the society without endangering the ecosystem and its services. Without design, development is unusable. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sustainable engineering and Ecological design. Sustainable landscape architecture , Sustainable landscaping , and Sustainable gardening. Absorption refrigerator Annualized geothermal solar Earth cooling tubes Geothermal heat pump Heat recovery ventilation Hot water heat recycling Passive cooling Renewable heat Seasonal thermal energy storage STES Solar air conditioning Solar hot water.

Solar energy and Alternative energy.

Solar thermal collector , Solar panel , and Passive solar building design. Reclaimed water , Rainwater harvesting , and Stormwater harvesting. Sustainable development portal Energy portal Design portal. Environmental Science and Technology. Brasier , Sustainable Design: The Science of Sustainability and Green Engineering. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. Creating the Next Industrial Revolution. Journal of Industrial Ecology.

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