The Metabolic Landscape : Perception, Practice and the Energy Transition /
This book combines the disciplines of art, science and philosophy to picture and interpret the planet's current state of 'metabolic distress.' Humankind's search for more powerful sources of energy to sustain an urbanizing existence has created an energy transition that, while hu...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Black Dog Publishing,
[2014]
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| Summary: | This book combines the disciplines of art, science and philosophy to picture and interpret the planet's current state of 'metabolic distress.' Humankind's search for more powerful sources of energy to sustain an urbanizing existence has created an energy transition that, while hugely beneficial to human existence, is now being identified as a source of harm. Just as metabolic disease refers to energy-sourced medical problems, so too the planet, the authors propose, is showing increasing signs of metabolic distress. Through large-scale photographs and a combination of long and short essays The Metabolic Landscape is an engaging exploration of the unfolding relationship between energy and the landscape, and our interpretation of it. |
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| Physical Description: | 126 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781908966278 1908966270 |