Design, ecology, politics : towards the ecocene / Joanna Boehnert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boehnert, Joanna, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in design.

Design--Environmental aspects.

Design.

Design--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

ix, 207 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018.

Summary:

Design, Ecology, Politics describes a powerful role for design in making sustainable ways of living not only possible but desirable. It examines the relationships between three domains. Part I: Design explains how new ways of living are created and made appealing. Part II: Ecology explores the philosophical problems at the root of the environmental crisis and considers how design can either contribute to or address these problems. Part III: Politics describes why sustainable transitions are currently so difficult to achiever. By theorizing design, ecological and socio-political theory concurrently, Boehnert shows how social relations are constructed, reproduced and obfuscated in ways which often cause environmental and social harms. Where design theory fails to recognize the historical roots of unsustainable practice, it reproduces old errors. With the understanding that design negotiates the intimately interwined space between self, society and the environment, design can more effectively engage with complex contemporary challenges. The transformative potential of design is dependent on deep-reaching analysis of the problems design attempts to address. With this ecologically literate and critically engaged foundation, design is a practice primed to facilitate the creation of sustainable and just futures. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Design 13

1 Design Theory 101 15

2 Design as Symbolic Violence 27

3 Design versus The Design Industry 38

Part 2 Ecology 49

4 Ecological Theory 101 51

5 Epistemology Error 62

6 Ecological Literacy 74

7 Ecoliterate Design 88

8 Ecological Movements 102

9 Ecological Perception 1 - Theory 113

10 Ecological Perception 2 - Practice 121

11 Ecological Identity 132

Part 3 Politics 143

12 Social Marketing 145

13 The Green Economy 152

14 The Technofix 160

15 Data/Knowledge Visualization 170.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-200) and index.

ISBN:

9781472588616

1472588614

9781472588609

1472588606

OCLC:

1003854830

Publisher Number:

99977230947