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WHITE, D. ESD in the built environment: a view from elsewhere. In: CONFERENCE ON PASSIVE AND LOW ENERGY ARCHITECTURE, 16., 1999, Brisbane. Anais... Brisbane: PLEA, 1999. p. 665-670.
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Abstract

Ecologically sustainable design of built environments covers a spectrum from ‘nuts and bolts’ (‘high tech.’) to ‘nuts and berries’ (‘low tech.’). The activist early days of environmental design saw a recognition that the issue was not merely technological, but necessitated a paradigm shift in attitudes towards the bio-physical and the social world. Such an attitude has so far gained little favour in mainstream architectural discourse. Recent attempts to develop a ‘Postmodern’ image of ‘ecological energy-efficient architecture’ either promote technologically sophisticated materials and systems, or present an aesthetically driven formal vocabulary; both aim implicitly to preserve ‘business-as-usual’ — ‘alternative’ versions of late 20th century consumerism. Such projects are incapable of ‘changing the world’; they do not offer generalisable examples of ESD. Drawing on experience in Nepal, this paper explores the potential for illuminating ESD issues in interaction between the world views and technologies of the ‘West’ and the ‘developing’ world.
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