Eco-Homes
People, Place and Politics
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:15th Jan '16
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
The first book to comprehensively explore eco-housing from a social and political perspective.
It is widely understood that good, affordable eco-housing needs to be at the heart of any attempt to mitigate or adapt to climate change. This is the first book to comprehensively explore eco-housing from a geographical, social and political perspective. It starts from the premise that we already know how to build good eco-houses and we already have the technology to retrofit existing housing. Despite this, relatively few eco-houses are being built. Featuring over thirty case studies of eco-housing in Britain, Spain, Thailand, Argentina and the United States, Eco-Homes examines the ways in which radical changes to our houses – such as making them more temporary, using natural materials, or relying on manual heating and ventilation systems – require changes in how we live. As such, it argues, it is not lack of technology or political will that is holding us back from responding to climate change, but deep-rooted cultural and social understandings of our way of life and what we expect our houses to do for us.
Pickerill illuminates the contested nature of eco-homes and housing, bringing a refreshingly broad and much needed feminist perspective to a subject that has been traditionally dominated by a “technology first” approach. * Fionn Stevenson, University of Sheffield *
Without sustainable homes, there will not be a sustainable future. What we need is a detailed and cutting edge book that teases out the complexities of the people, politics and places that will deliver the eco-homes of the future. Jenny Pickerill's inspirational book does just this. * Paul Chatterton, University of Leeds *
A timely reminder of different ways of living and housing people. A must-read for anyone involved in housing and energy policy, research and house building or (eco-)design. * Sofie Pelsmakers, author of The Environmental Design Pocketbook *
This fascinating book explores the many facets of eco-homes that are environmentally benign, emotionally rewarding, endearing, enduring, protecting and comforting and that ‘belong’ to their own places, climates and communities, and pasts, and ultimately to all our common futures too. * Susan Roaf, Heriot-Watt University *
Written for both an academic and practitioner audience, this book is relevant to all interested or practicing in the field of eco-housing, be it through construction, planning and policy-making, or academic study. * Environment and Urbanization *
ISBN: 9781780325309
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 417g
357 pages