Sustainable Design Books

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Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as sustainable-design)
avg rating 4.09 — 12,463 ratings — published 2002
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Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as sustainable-design)
avg rating 4.01 — 2,557 ratings — published 1997
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Hard Hat Hank and the Sky-High Solution Hard Hat Hank and the Sky-High Solution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as sustainable-design)
avg rating 3.85 — 87 ratings — published 2025
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Design for Sustainable Change: How Design and Designers Can Drive the Sustainability Agenda (Required Reading Range, 38) Design for Sustainable Change: How Design and Designers Can Drive the Sustainability Agenda (Required Reading Range, 38)
by (shelved 2 times as sustainable-design)
avg rating 3.79 — 14 ratings — published 2011
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The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability--Designing for Abundance The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability--Designing for Abundance (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as sustainable-design)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,219 ratings — published 2013
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Prosperity Without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet Prosperity Without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 2,018 ratings — published 2009
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Emotionally Durable Design: Objects, Experiences and Empathy Emotionally Durable Design: Objects, Experiences and Empathy (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as sustainable-design)
avg rating 4.16 — 91 ratings — published 1995
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 19,625 ratings — published 1961
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Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 1,875 ratings — published 1999
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Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as sustainable-design)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,746 ratings — published 1972
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 209,692 ratings — published 2006
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Permaculture: A Designers' Manual Permaculture: A Designers' Manual (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.49 — 1,720 ratings — published 1988
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Ecological Design Ecological Design (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 141 ratings — published 1995
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 4.51 — 166,476 ratings — published 2013
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Building with Lime: A practical introduction Building with Lime: A practical introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 4.10 — 10 ratings — published 1998
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A Timber Framer's Workshop: Joinery & Design Essentials for Building Traditional Timber Frames A Timber Framer's Workshop: Joinery & Design Essentials for Building Traditional Timber Frames (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 4.34 — 56 ratings — published 1998
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The Art of the Stonemason The Art of the Stonemason (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 3.89 — 54 ratings — published 1992
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Bio Design: Nature + Science + Creativity Bio Design: Nature + Science + Creativity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 88 ratings — published 2012
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The Compass and the Nail: How the Patagonia Model of Loyalty Can Save Your Business, and Might Just Save the Planet The Compass and the Nail: How the Patagonia Model of Loyalty Can Save Your Business, and Might Just Save the Planet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 3.84 — 69 ratings — published 2015
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City Comforts: How to Build an Urban Village City Comforts: How to Build an Urban Village (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 106 ratings — published 1994
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A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series) A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 4.42 — 5,386 ratings — published 1977
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Hydraulic Lime Mortar for Stone, Brick and Block Masonry Hydraulic Lime Mortar for Stone, Brick and Block Masonry (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 5.00 — 3 ratings — published 2003
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How Structures Work: Design and Behaviour from Bridges to Buildings How Structures Work: Design and Behaviour from Bridges to Buildings (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 3.00 — 2 ratings — published 2009
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The Timeless Way of Building The Timeless Way of Building (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 4.37 — 2,623 ratings — published 1978
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Tadelakt Tadelakt (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 10 ratings — published
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Essential Hempcrete Construction: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide (Sustainable Building Essentials Series, 1) Essential Hempcrete Construction: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide (Sustainable Building Essentials Series, 1)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 4.50 — 16 ratings — published 2016
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How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,856 ratings — published 1994
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The Air Well: Free water from the atmosphere The Air Well: Free water from the atmosphere (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 3.75 — 4 ratings — published 2015
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The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 3.68 — 774 ratings — published 2010
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Design for a Better World: Meaningful, Sustainable, Humanity Centered Design for a Better World: Meaningful, Sustainable, Humanity Centered (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 3.60 — 181 ratings — published
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Architecture: Choice or Fate Architecture: Choice or Fate (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 3.93 — 57 ratings — published 1998
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Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 3.74 — 10,994 ratings — published 2009
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The Lazy Farmer: The Art of Sustainable Food Production for the Cheap and Lazy The Lazy Farmer: The Art of Sustainable Food Production for the Cheap and Lazy (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 4.40 — 5 ratings — published
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Handbook of Sustainable Textile Production (Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles 124) Handbook of Sustainable Textile Production (Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles 124)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2011
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Defending Beef: The Case for Sustainable Meat Production Defending Beef: The Case for Sustainable Meat Production (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 433 ratings — published 2014
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Coffee: Growing, Processing, Sustainable Production Coffee: Growing, Processing, Sustainable Production (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.59 — 34 ratings — published 2004
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Accelerate This!: A Super Not Boring Guide To Startup Accelerators And Clean Energy Entrepreneurship Accelerate This!: A Super Not Boring Guide To Startup Accelerators And Clean Energy Entrepreneurship (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 4.22 — 23 ratings — published
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Nature's Wild Ideas: How the Natural World Is Inspiring Scientific Innovation Nature's Wild Ideas: How the Natural World Is Inspiring Scientific Innovation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 4.03 — 185 ratings — published 2022
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The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety: Defining the Path to Inclusion and Innovation The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety: Defining the Path to Inclusion and Innovation (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 826 ratings — published
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Hungry For Disruption: How Tech Innovations Will Nourish 10 Billion By 2050 Hungry For Disruption: How Tech Innovations Will Nourish 10 Billion By 2050 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 4.10 — 29 ratings — published
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Taming the Sun: Innovations to Harness Solar Energy and Power the Planet (Mit Press) Taming the Sun: Innovations to Harness Solar Energy and Power the Planet (Mit Press)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 4.08 — 496 ratings — published 2018
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Junk Raft: An Ocean Voyage and a Rising Tide of Activism to Fight Plastic Pollution Junk Raft: An Ocean Voyage and a Rising Tide of Activism to Fight Plastic Pollution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 4.00 — 192 ratings — published 2017
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Find Me Unafraid: Love, Loss, and Hope in an African Slum Find Me Unafraid: Love, Loss, and Hope in an African Slum (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 4.47 — 2,309 ratings — published 2015
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Gyre: The Plastic Ocean Gyre: The Plastic Ocean (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 4.10 — 20 ratings — published 2014
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Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 3.90 — 47,236 ratings — published 2011
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Planet of Slums Planet of Slums (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 4.00 — 3,326 ratings — published 2006
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From Third World to First: The Singapore Story: 1965-2000 From Third World to First: The Singapore Story: 1965-2000 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 4.46 — 4,792 ratings — published 2000
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Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 4.50 — 8,763 ratings — published 2020
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Accumulation: The Material Politics of Plastic: The Material Politics of Plastic Accumulation: The Material Politics of Plastic: The Material Politics of Plastic (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as sustainable-design)
avg rating 3.00 — 3 ratings — published 2013
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“WHICH TOMORROW ARE WE SPOILING TODAY?

ARE WE INVENTING SOMETHING TODAY THAT WE WOULD REGRET TOMORROW?”
Vineet Raj Kapoor

Belinda Smetana
“Fashion in Africa has always been Sustainable for decades. We just didn’t use the catchy buzzwords”
Belinda Smetana

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