Design with Nature Now

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By Frederick Steiner

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Design with Nature Now commemorates the 50th anniversary of Ian McHarg's influential book Design with Nature, which pioneered ecological approaches to regional planning. This volume, created by landscape architects and planners from the University of Pennsylvania's Stuart Weitzman School of Design, presents some of the most advanced ecological design projects today. Featuring vivid colour images and clear prose, it demonstrates McHarg’s lasting impact as contemporary practitioners tackle climate change and 21st-century environmental challenges.
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This book is ideal for landscape architects, urban planners, environmental policymakers, students of design and ecology, and anyone interested in sustainable development and ecological planning.

In 1969, Ian McHarg’s seminal book Design with Nature set forth a new vision for regional planning using natural systems. To celebrate its fiftieth anniversary, a team of landscape architects and planners from PennDesign have showcased some of the most advanced ecological design projects in the world today.

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Named a best book of 2019 by the American Society of Landscape Architect’s The Dirt, Design with Nature Now celebrates the 50th anniversary of Ian McHarg’s seminal book Design with Nature, which set forth a new vision for regional planning using natural systems.

A team of landscape architects and planners from the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design have showcased some of the most advanced ecological design projects in the world today. Written in clear language and featuring vivid colour images, Design with Nature Now demonstrates McHarg’s enduring influence on contemporary practitioners as they contend with climate change and other 21st-century challenges.

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Praised by the Journal of the American Planning Association for its timely reintroduction of essential environmental approaches, the book is recommended for students, faculty, and practitioners alike. The American Society of Landscape Architect’s The Dirt highlights it as an inspiring collection for policymakers and planners dedicated to protecting ecosystems globally. Former Governor Jerry Brown calls it a beautiful, bold manual addressing human destruction and climate change with precision and visionary planning.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781558443938

Publisher: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 15 October 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 33.0mm

Width: 262.0mm

Height: 259.0mm

Weight: 1708g

Pages: 351

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About the Author

Frederick Steiner serves as the dean and Paley Professor for the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design.

Richard Weller is the Meyerson Chair of Urbanism and Professor and Chair of Landscape Architecture and coexecutive director of the Ian L. McHarg Center at The University of Pennsylvania.

Karen M’Closkey is cofounder of PEG office of landscape and architecture, an award-winning design and research practice based in Philadelphia. She is also an associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design.

Billy Fleming is the Wilks Family Director of the Ian L. McHarg Center at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania.