Bioshelters, ocean arks, city farming : ecology as the basis of design

A strikingly original approach to ecological design, based on more than a decade's pioneering research at the New Alchemy Institute on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Nancy Jack Todd and John TOdd, the founders of New Alchemy, describe a spectrum of innovative experiments integrating small, self adapting systems with 21st-century biotechnologies to create a blueprint for a sustainable future. Proposes The Use Of Biology -- Incorporating Principles Inherent In The Natural World -- As A Design For Human Settlements. The New Alchemy Institute On Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Founded By The Authors, Is One Of A Number Of Projects In Ecological Design Described In This Book. Nancy Jack Todd And John Todd. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [169]-176.