DESIGNING Green Communities Design Thinking for a Better World Janice Dyer CRABTREE PUBLISHING COMPANY WWW CRABTREEBOOKS COM
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Contents What is Design Thinking 4 The Design-Thinking Process 6 Empathize 8 Define 10 Ideate 12 Prototype 14 Test 16 Reflect 18 Increasing Pollution 20 PROJECT CASE Effects of Marine Debris on Leatherback Sea Turtles 22 CASE Treating Birds Impacted by Oil Spills 23 CASE Effects of Climate Change on Family Fisheries 24 DESIGN THINKING IN PRACTICE Reducing Pollution 26 Impact of Non-renewable Energy 28 PROJECT CASE Effects of Burning Coal on Air Quality 30 CASE Effects of Oil Sand Tailings Ponds on Migrating Ducks 31 CASE The Dakota Access Pipeline and the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation 32 DESIGN THINKING IN PRACTICE Promoting Renewable Energy 34 Large Ecological Footprints 36 PROJECT CASE Effects of Urbanization on Birds 38 CASE Deforestation and Habitat Loss 39 Increasing Waste in Communities 40 CASE DESIGN THINKING IN PRACTICE Reducing Our Ecological Footprint 42 What’s Next for Design Thinking 44 Learning More 45 Source Links 45 Glossary 47 Index 48 About the Author 48
