Projective Ecologies takes stock of the diversity of contemporary ecological research and theory--embracing Felix Guattari's broader definition of ecology as at once environmental, social, and existential--and speculates on potential paths forward for design practices. Where are ecological thinking and theory now? What do current trajectories of research suggest for future practice? How can advances in ecological research and modeling, in social theory, and in digital visualization inform, with greater rigor, more robust design thinking and practice? How does all of this point to potential paths forward in an age of climate change and the need for adaptation and mitigation?

With Contributions of:
Jesse M. Keenan, foreword to the second edition
Charles Waldheim, foreword to the first edition
James Corner
Christopher Hight
C.S. Holling and M.A. Goldberg
Wenche E. Dramstad, James D. Olson, and Richard T.T. Forman
Daniel Botkin
Erle C. Ellis
Jane Wolff
Robert E. Cook
Peter Del Tredici
David Fletcher
Frances Westley and Katharine McGowan
Sean Lally
Sanford Kwinter

Co-published by Harvard Graduate School of Design & Actar Publishers