Cradle to Cradle Flashcards
What is the argument for Cradle to Cradle?
Radical change must be made to the Western World’s industrial and manufacturing systems
What kind of topics does the book talk about?
Environmentalism
Industrialism
Design
Who are the two authors of Cradle to Cradle?
William McDonough
Michael Braungart
Who is William McDonough?
American Architect
Who is Michael Braungart?
German Chemist
What kind of life cycle do the authors believe in?
Cradle-to-Cradle rather than Cradle-to-Grave
What is Chapter 1 about?
Question of Design
What is Chapter 2 about?
Why Being “Less Bad” is No Good”
What is Chapter 3 About?
Eco Effectiveness
What is Chapter 4 about?
Waste Equals Food
What is Chapter 5 about?
Respect Diversity
What is Chapter 6 about?
Putting Eco-Effectiveness into Practice
What does the eco-effective model that the authors propose?
That the industry should be as beneficial to the environment as a tree
What is a “nutrient flow”?
Waste equals food = closed loop system where valuable high-tech synthetics and mineral resources circulate in an endless cycle of production, recovery and remanufacture
