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The Last Refuge: Patriotism, Politics, and the Environment in an Age of Terror

5 reviews
David W. Orr

Island Press, 2005

Best nonfiction book I've ever read
The Last Refuge is indeed the best nonfiction book I've ever read, and all I read is nonfiction, and a lot of it. I am now into my second reading of this valuable book! David Orr is my favorite environmental author. Known by some as the "sane environmentalist", Orr is not one to do anything other than tell it to us straight. With a wonderful writing style, Orr writes for the laymen. Covering ...

A Natural History of Place in Education (Advances in Contemporary Educational Thought Series)
David Hutchison

Teachers College Press, 2004

Design on the Edge: The Making of a High-Performance Building

1 review
David W. Orr

The MIT Press, 2008

A Babbled of Green Fields
Who could dispute David Orr's central contention that we need to continue making buildings that can sustain themselves, so called "green architecture," and that there's no better place to start than at home. His is an impassioned voice that occasionally reaches the oratorical heights of a Thoreau or a Lewis Mumford, and his account of the events leading to the opening of Adam Joseph Lewis Center ...

The Nature of Design: Ecology, Culture, and Human Intention

4 reviews
David W. Orr

Oxford University Press, USA, 2004

Another service to life - opening the discussion again
Orr expands on some of the themes brought to the forefront in his last two books (Ecological Literacy and Earth in Mind). However, he highlights aspects critical to a sustaining culture that lie outside the boundaries of convential educational thought, and even outside the previous bounds of Orr's comprehensive vision of education. He explains and argues for a continually expanded vision of ...

Earth in Mind: On Education, Environment, and the Human Prospect

11 reviews
David W. Orr

Island Press, 2004

a great book in all respects
first off, as promised by the reseller, the book was in great condition. as for the contents of the book, it's a fantastic read if you are interested in the root of the sustainability movement. that is to say the foundations and meaning of our educational system which as critical public good, is in dire need of a re-examination.

Sustainable Design: Ecology, Architecture, and Planning

2 reviews
Daniel E. Williams

Wiley, 2007

Planetizen - Williams' Top Ten Book for Urban Design
Planetizen, a web resource for urban planners, publishes an annual list of the top 10 books for urban planners - Williams' Sustainable Design: Ecology, Architecture and Planning was listed as #5.

Ecological Literacy: Educating Our Children for a Sustainable World (The Bioneers Series)

1 review
David W. Orr

Sierra Club Books, 2005

Towards a Deep Ecology of Learning
Living Education: The Power of the Circle This book explores the depth of the challenges of thinking ecologically. I was especially impressed by the focus that is put on process within the decision making process. The variety of topics, and authors offers a wide take on the issues, challenges and hurdles as we move as a society to seeing the world more clearly. Well done.

Ecological Literacy: Education and the Transition to a Postmodern World (Suny Series in Constructive ...

3 reviews
David W. Orr

State University of New York Press, 1992

Offers educators a new view on how to teach ecologically
Orr has plenty to say about how the educational system can play a key role in ensuring that future generations better understand how to live in harmony with the earth. For example, on pp. 85-86, he writes, "The failure to develop ecological literacy is a sin of omission and of commission. Not only are we failing to teach the basics about the earth and how it works, but we are in fact ...

The Sustainability Revolution: Portrait of a Paradigm Shift

9 reviews
Andres R. Edwards

New Society Publishers, 2005

A Sustainable Framework
The Sustainability Revolution provides a broad portrait of a paradigm shift, as the sub title claims. Although I checked this out of the library, this is a book to own and refer to especially if you are interested in furthering sustainable best practices or even wondering what they are. Sustainability can be a challenge to get understanding and organized around and this book neatly categorizes ...

Architecture as Pedagogy [1].: An article from: Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences
David W. Orr

Mississippi Academy of Sciences, 2000

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