Green Building: A Santa Fe Residential Project for Owners — J. Russell Tyldesley and Elizabeth A. Tyldesley
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Author
Tyldesley
Date
2006
Degree
Master of Arts in Earth Literacy
Abstract
In an era where population growth and modern, industrial practices are placing great
strains on the earth’s ability to absorb human-induced environmental stresses, it may be
useful to consider where a change in direction — a shift in consciousness — can have the
most immediate affect and be the easiest to implement, given the political realities
inherent in any challenge to orthodoxy, established practices and vested interests. It may,
indeed, be difficult to embrace progressive ideas and concepts such as population should
be managed, small is beautiful, and exponential growth is unwise. It may be even more
difficult to promote socially beneficial strategies in a world that worships at the altar of
capitalism, free markets, unbridled competition and unfettered worldwide free trade. The
ideology of sustainability is not yet an accepted tenet among the elites of the global
economic community. Nonetheless, there is much that can be accomplished to restore the
earth, and preserve ecosystems within the prevailing framework of the dominant
economic system, without waiting for impending cataclysm to subvert the logic of the
dominant worldview. Neither must we wait for environmental education to raise
awareness to a level sufficient to influence policy on a macro scale.