Table of Contents 7
Foreword, Alan Berger
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Preface, “The ‘quasi, pseudo, crypto’ scientist,” David Orr
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Acknowledgments, “What modern science is: the egg is shattered... fragments lie scattered on the ground,” Lynn Margulis
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Lecture: The Theory of Creative Fitting, Ian L. McHarg
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Conversation: Ian L. McHarg Afterword
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Pond Water, (poem by Ian L. McHarg)
79 “The algae will laugh”: McHarg and the Second Law of Thermodynamics, Dorion Sagan
85 “We ask them to group together all these independent spectral views of the universe into one whole system.”: Biosphera, Global Knowledge for Community Design, Dr. Ramon Folch
91 “To match people’s needs with environmental opportunities”: An Oregon Forest, Local Knowledge for Community Design, Richard Hart
97 “Creativity permeates the evolution of matter and life”: The McHarg Event: An Unfinished Project, James Corner
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Biographical Overview, Ian Lennox McHarg (1920–2001)
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About the Authors
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Index
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Illustration Credits