Designing For Sustainability, An Ecological Approach
Marc Companion
Tuesday, 09 Apr 2002 at 8:00 pm – 1010 LeBaron
Marc Companion is an ecological designer and sustainable transport explorer with Ocean Arks International in Vermont where he deveops education programs on ecological design, living machines, and sustainable communities. Currently, he is building living machines as educational tools, exploring ecological villages, and assisting Vermont in rethinking transportation policy. He has written many articles on the ecology of land use, energy, and water and santitation. He spent five years in East Africa managing community development and environmental programs, and has a masters in natural resources planning from the University of Vermont.
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Lecture Etiquette
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