List of Figures Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1: Oil and Its Impacts 1. The Golden Age of Oil 2. The End of Oil 3. Grasping for More Part 2: Oil and Plastic 4. Just One Word—Plastic 5. Plastic Pollution 6. Toxicity Part 3: Post-Petroleum Design 7. What Is Post-Petroleum Design? 8. Transportation 9. Electronics 10. Packaging 11. Services 12. Sports and Recreation 13. Buildings and Building Materials 14. Furnishings and Housewares 15. Clothing Part 4: Building a Post-Petroleum World 16. Post-Petroleum Manufacturing 17. New Life for Old Plastic 18. Bioplastics 19. Nanoplastics Part 5: Principles of Post-Petroleum Design 20. Cycles and Flows 21. Resilience and Interdependence Part 6: Life in the Post-Petroleum Era 22. Post-Petroleum Consumers 23. Regulations and Incentives 24. Challenges in Post-Petroleum Design 25. Designing Our Post-Petroleum Future Index
Biography
George Elvin is the founder of Gone Studio, the company pioneering post-petroleum design through zero-plastic, zero-waste, zero-electricity manufacturing. His designs have been featured by the Discovery Channel, Macworld, Treehugger, and over 50 other green design venues. The author of over 40 books and articles, his work on green design and technology has been published by Routledge, Wiley and Princeton Architectural Press, among others. Previous positions have included Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Illinois and Visiting Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. He is currently an Associate Professor of Architecture at Ball State University in Indiana.
"Post-Petroleum Design is a must read for anyone wondering how we built our plastics economy - and how we might move beyond it. George Elvin elegantly weaves historical perspective, technical data, and persuasive first person design narratives into a compelling story which also includes actionable design principles. Post-Petroleum Design is both inspiring and a valuable technical reference, my favorite kind of book!" - Eben Bayer, CEO and Co-founder of Ecovative, USA
"George Elvin's book doesn't stop at outlining our path of self-destruction but goes on to share real solutions. Projects and endeavors from people across many different cultures, and in a range of scales, prove that we can all make a change in our corner of the world." - Kenneth Cobonpue, Owner of Kenneth Cobonpue, Philippines
