"Like Ian McHarg's classic Design with Nature, this beautiful and fulsome reprise of his earlier work inspires us with its sheer virtuosity. Yes, it looks back at the pioneering work of MeH arg but, much more, it elucidates contemporary challenges with boldness and precision. Human destruction and climate change are front and center, but so is dynamic planning and a deep understanding of the places we inhabit and the ecological threats they face.A true manual for spaceship Earth ! " Design — JERRY BROWN, Former founterm Governor, California with "This exceptional book presents the enduring wisdom oflan McHargto a new generation.
His insights, freshly interpreted in the pages oflandscape designs and drawings,give me hope for the future of our planet." Nature — BRUCE BABBITT, Former United States Secretary of the Interior Now "Ian McHarg would be heartened to see the range and quality of thinking he's inspired. Each of these essays will leave you with an enlarged sense of possibility, which is a great gift in a constrained world" — BILL McKIRBEN, Author, Falter : Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out ? "One of the most overlooked aspects of dealing with our environment, climate change, sustainable water supply, and clean air is land use planning.
Where and how we build have an enormous impact on our health and the world around us. We must help naturedo whatshedoes best." — CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN, Former United States Environmental Protection Agency Administrator and New Jersey Governor ; Founder and President, The Whitman Strategy Group "This crucial book shows that McHarg's work is central to making this urban century a sustainable and thriving time for people and nature.
Planners and environmentalists are racing to design cities of the future. Design with NatureNaw rem i nd s us that we need to revive McH arg's passion for big, bold ideas if we are to win that ram." — ROB MCDONALD, Lead Scientist, Global Cities Program, The Nature Conservancy 'A thoughtful reconsideration ofMcHarg's clarion call to address aworld that is smaller and more vulnerable than even he could have imagined." — AMY FREITAG, Executive Director, The J.
M. Kaplan Fund
