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Author:   Robert Crocker (University of South Australia) ,  Keri Chiveralls (University of Central Queensland, Australia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.470kg
ISBN:  

9780367665951

ISBN 10:   0367665956
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   30 September 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Introduction Robert Crocker and Keri Chiveralls Acceleration, Consumerism and Reuse: A Changing Paradigm Robert Crocker PART I: CULTURE, MEANING AND VALUE Using Art to Research Diverse Economies: Social Experiments in Re-Valuing Waste Max Liboiron Repurposing Cultural Heritages Collections: The Aesthetics and Meaning of Reuse Sally Butler The Devil’s Horns are Made from Toilet Rolls: Creating Costumes and Communities from ‘Junk’ Objects Claire Langsford PART II: STRATEGIES AND LANDSCAPES OF REUSE Renew(ing) Newcastle and Complicating Capitalism: Contributory Economies, Artisanal Production and the DIY Occupation of Disused Commercial Space Cathy Smith Rapid Urbanisation and Wang Shu’s Architecture: The Use of Spolia and Vernacular Traditions in China Hing-Wah Chau Public Space for Changing Times: Reuse Strategies in transforming the ‘Wastelands’ of Cities Gini Lee PART III: REVIVING PRACTICES OF REPAIR AND REUSE Fix it: Barriers to Repair and Opportunities for Change Tim Cooper and Giuseppe Salvia ReDress: Maximising Component Reuse for Fashion Kim Fraser Composting as Everyday Alchemy: Producing Compost from Food Scraps in Twenty-First Century Urban Environments Vivienne Waller, Linkda Blackall and Peter Newton Reuse in Earthship Construction: Reclaiming the Past to Shape the Future Keri Chiveralls

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Robert Crocker (DPhil.) teaches the history and theory of design and design for sustainability in the School of Art, Architecture and Design at the University of South Australia, where he is Deputy Director of the China Australia Centre for Sustainable Urban Development. His research is focused on consumption and its contributing role in our environmental crisis. His most recent book is Somebody Else’s Problem: Consumerism, Sustainability and Design (Greenleaf / Routledge 2016). Keri Chiveralls (PhD.) is the Discipline Lead and Head of Program for the first full degree course offered in Permaculture at CQUniversity. Her research interests are in cultural and environmental anthropology, social movement studies and theories of social change. She received her doctorate in Anthropology/Social Inquiry at the University of Adelaide in 2008. Since then she has published book chapters, journal articles and presented at national and international conferences.

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