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Next Nature: Nature Changes Along with Us Paperback – February 1, 2012
| Koert van Mensvoort (Editor) Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author |
Will we be able to improve our human condition, or will we outsource ourselves for good? People are catalysts of evolution, yet we are only beginning to get attuned with this job description. At least we can be certain of one thing: we will get the nature we deserve. Hence the need to explore how we can design, build and live in the nature caused by people.
- Print length512 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherActar
- Publication dateFebruary 1, 2012
- Dimensions6 x 1.5 x 9.25 inches
- ISBN-108492861533
- ISBN-13978-8492861538
Editorial Reviews
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"The Next Nature movement is about trying to shake ourselves out of our sleepwalk." --Architects Journal
"A new Ark an encyclopaedia or curiosity cabinet of intensely thought-provoking, often visually stunning specimens from which to develop a more nuanced understanding of the human relationship with nature." --Domus
"An overwhelming book in the expanding twilight between technology, nature and design" --Knack Weekend
"Next Nature can give us a new vocabulary and a new philosophy to see and design the world." --Scientific American
"Book of the Year" --Trendbeheer
"One of the most exciting books in a long time." ----Page Magazine
"An overwhelming book in the expanding twilight between technology, nature and design" --Knack Weekend
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Product details
- Publisher : Actar; English edition (February 1, 2012)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 512 pages
- ISBN-10 : 8492861533
- ISBN-13 : 978-8492861538
- Item Weight : 2.95 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 1.5 x 9.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #4,178,474 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2,679 in Social Aspects of Technology
- #4,607 in Nature Writing & Essays
- #18,302 in Design & Decorative Arts
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About the author

Dr. Koert van Mensvoort is an artist, technologist and philosopher best known for his work on the philosophical concept of Next Nature, which revolves around the idea that our technological environment has become so complex, omnipresent and autonomous that it is best perceived as a nature of its own. It is his aim to better understand our co-evolutionary relationship with technology and help set out a track towards a future that is rewarding for both humankind and the planet at large.
www.mensvoort.com
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The book is basically about how our view of what's nature has been changing, and what effects we've had on nature. So for example we have genetically modified food, so that isn't quite so natural, but economic crisises are sometimes considered nature. The book uses visual imagery a lot, like it's mostly pictures, to show how we already have changed nature, or ways that scientists and designers envision we might soon be able to change nature.
If you're debating, check out their web site, it has a lot of the stories used in the book on there, so you can get a good idea of what it's all about.
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But there is a broad variety in the quality of the essays.
Some are very good some are .... ok.
