Just enough : lessons from Japan for sustainable living, architecture, and design /
Brown, Azby, 1956-
Just enough : lessons from Japan for sustainable living, architecture, and design / Lessons from Japan for sustainable living, architecture, and design Azby Brown. - 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
"First edition published 2009 by Kodansha International."--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-226) and index.
Preface to the third edition -- Foreword: just enough -- Part I: field and forest -- Part II: the sustainable city -- Part III: a life of restraint.
Explains how during the Edo period of its history when it faced environmental problems similar to those of the 21st century, the population of Japan was able to develop a lifestyle which conserved water, energy, food, and housing, and created a sustainable economy.
9781611720778 161172077X
2044317823
GBC295534 bnb
020628313 Uk
Environmentalism--History.--Japan
Sustainable development--History.--Japan
Japan--Social life and customs--1600-1868.
Just enough : lessons from Japan for sustainable living, architecture, and design / Lessons from Japan for sustainable living, architecture, and design Azby Brown. - 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
"First edition published 2009 by Kodansha International."--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-226) and index.
Preface to the third edition -- Foreword: just enough -- Part I: field and forest -- Part II: the sustainable city -- Part III: a life of restraint.
Explains how during the Edo period of its history when it faced environmental problems similar to those of the 21st century, the population of Japan was able to develop a lifestyle which conserved water, energy, food, and housing, and created a sustainable economy.
9781611720778 161172077X
2044317823
GBC295534 bnb
020628313 Uk
Environmentalism--History.--Japan
Sustainable development--History.--Japan
Japan--Social life and customs--1600-1868.