7 videos tagged waste management
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Bruce Sterling
What is the design manifesto ‘Shaping things’ about?
Bruce Sterling discusses his design manifesto, ‘Shaping Things,’ which he penned while teaching design at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. In…
Recorded: 16 May 2006
Karl-Henrik Robèrt
What are the Natural Step’s key principles for sustainability?
Karl-Henrik Robèrt talks in greater detail about the key principles that underpin The Natural Step’s strategic framework for sustainability. In order to understand what sustainability…
Recorded: 21 April 2006
John Todd
How should we deal with sewage? (part 1)
John Todd believes the top-down, command-and-control approach to solving design problems, as characterized by the 20th century, is outmoded. The 21st century, by contrast, will…
Recorded: 16 October 2005
John Todd
how should we deal with sewage? (part 2)
In addressing design issues from an ecological stand point, all manner of existing energy problems can be solved. With regards to sewage treatment, large-scale treatment facilities…
Recorded: 16 October 2005
Michael Braungart
How can design improve life?
Rachel Carson first drew attention to the chemical industry’s harmful effects on nature with her book ‘Silent Spring’ (1962). Michael Braungart says that it is…
Recorded: 22 April 2005
Paul Connett
What’s the best way to deal with waste? (part 1)
Professor Connett talks about the unnecessary pollution caused by incineration and landfill. Much of this can be avoided by using a ‘zero waste’ strategy. A great deal…
Recorded: 2 February 2005
Paul Connett
What’s the best way to deal with waste? (part 2)
Paul Connett looks at case studies of successful zero waste operations around the world. These include a resource recovery park in Canberra, Australia (the first community ever…
Recorded: 2 February 2005
