SUGGESTED READINGS: NATURAL CAPITALISM FOR ENGINEERS
The course material will be based on the
following publications:
Hargroves,
K and Smith, M (2005) The Natural Advantage of
Nations: Business Opportunities, Innovation and
Governance in the 21st Century, Earthscan,
London.
Hawken,
P., Lovins, A. and Lovins, H. (1999) Natural Capitalism:
Creating the Next Industrial Revolution, Little, Brown &
Co. Boston.
Wallace,
W (2005) Becoming Part of the Solution: The Engineers
Guide to Sustainable Development, American Council
of Engineering Companies, Washington DC.
Additional Resources will Include:
Anastas,
P, Heine, L, Williamson, T and Bartlett, L (2000)
Green Engineering, American Chemical Society,
November
AtKisson,
A (1999) Believing Cassandra, An Optimist looks at a
Pessimist’s World, Chelsea Green, Publishing Co.,
White River Junction, VT
Benyus, J
(1997) Biomimicry: Innovations Inspired by Nature,
William Morrow, New York
Birkeland,
J (2002) Design for Sustainability: A Sourcebook of
Integrated Eco-Logical Solutions, Earthscan, London
Lovins, A
and Lovins, H (1997) Climate: Making Sense and Making
Money, Rocky Mountain Institute, CO
Lovins, H
and Link, W (2002) Insurmountable Opportunities?:
Steps and Barriers to Implementing Sustainable
Development, Comments to the UN Regional Roundtable
for Europe and North America, Vail, CO
McDonough, W and Braungart, M (2002) Cradle to
Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things, North Point
Press, San Francisco, CA
Mendler,
F and Odell, W (2000) The HOK Guidebook to
Sustainable Design, John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Indianapolis, IN
Von
Weizsäcker, E, Lovins, A and Lovins, H (1997) Factor
Four: Doubling Wealth, Halving Resource Use,
Earthscan, London
Wilson,
A, Uncapher, J, McManigal, L, Lovins, H, Cureton, M and
Browning, W (1998) Green Development: Integrating
Ecology and Real Estate, Rocky Mountain Institute,
John Wiley and Sons Inc.
