1st Edition
Regenerating Essential Goods and Services in Urban Landscapes Sustainability Through Ecological Design
1. Introduction 2. Craft Items and Textiles 3. Energy 4. Food 5. Landscape Materials 6. Public Health 7. Self-Care 8. Thermal Comfort 9. Timber 10. Water: Greywater Capture and Use 11. Water: Rainwater Capture and Use
Biography
Doug Kent is an author, activist, and educator in ecological land management. He has been exploring the dynamics and ecology of human sustainability for decades. He started gardening in 1979, began pursuing environmental remedies in 1988, became a landscape designer/contractor in 1995, embraced urban regeneration in 2003, and started teaching land management in 2005. Currently, he teaches at the Center for Regenerative Studies at California Polytechnic University, Pomona, UCLA Extension Horticulture, and USC Landscape Architecture and Urbanism.
"This book is for every student of design, the environment, horticulture, crafting, healing, planning, gardening, eating, and anything else related. I have taught landscape design and related environmental synergies for a while, and as a landscape architect and educator, I was excited to learn new things. It is written in an approachable way with concise entries that are like potato chips—I bet you can’t read just one.
Jennifer de Graaf, de Graaf Design Associates, review for Pacific Horticulture
