“Sue Reed has compiled an extremely useful and readable book on ways in which we can design and manage landscapes with the goal of conserving ―and even producing ―energy. I have not seen another book which brings together so many useful concepts and practical information. This comprehensive book, written in a direct, non-jargonistic manner, will be of tremendous value to everyone from individual homeowners to students of environmental design.”
―Darrel Morrison, Professor and Dean Emeritus, School of Environmental Design, University of Georgia and Adjunct Professor, Master of Science in Landscape Design Program, Columbia University
“Plants matter, and no one has articulated their role in conserving energy in our landscapes better than Susan Reed. Energy-wise Landscape Design is a comprehensive yet unusually readable review of the whys and wherefores of designing ecologically responsible landscapes. If you are looking for easy ways to reduce your carbon footprint while helping to sustain the ecosystems that sustain you, read this book.”
―Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home
“This long overdue book is well organized, well written and well illustrated, a fine cohesive work that deserves focused reading. It will be a must-read for all design students, and a reach-for book for landscape professionals who wish to fill some of the gaps in their own education and design work.”
―Walter Cudnohufsky, Landscape Architect, and Founder, Conway School of Landscape Design
” Energy-Wise Landscape Design integrates specific design solutions directed toward energy conservation with sustaining the natural environment. Too many books about energy-efficient landscapes ignore the energy values of nature itself and propose clearing trees or whole forests to open vistas for solar and wind power. Sue Reed’s step-by-step suggestions make change towards sustainable landscaping doable, instead of difficult and unfamiliar.”
―Leslie Jones Sauer, author of The Once and Future Forest
“Sue Reed’s book amounts to a conversation with the author who gently but inevitably convinces us to integrate thoughts about energy into all our concepts of action and beauty. She brilliantly focuses on the what and why of designing landscapes for the needs of users in the 21st century. This is a must read for those who want guidance for the landscapes of their existing properties or are about to build a new home. Her poetic conclusive paragraphs should be required reading for all, and especially for landscape architects and designers.”
―Don Walker, Landscape Architect and retired Director, Conway School of Landscape Design
“Sue Reed has done something wonderful in this ambitious first book ―in friendly, plain language she has leaped over the mundane of the “how to” genre to infuse the reader with real awareness and understanding of basic principles of natural process and about the benefits and methods of gently milking nature for its goodness.”
―Brad Johnson, Landscape Architect, Brad Johnson + Associates (BradJohnson.ca)
“This is no vapid coffee-table garden book to be merely flipped through and set aside. Nor is it a depressing diatribe about inevitable environmental decline and culpability. Energy-wise Landscape Design is filled with practical, specific design advice that will inspire you to get up and get working to make a better home landscape for yourself and the planet.”
―Paul Cawood Hellmund, ASLA, President/Director, Conway School of Landscape Design, Graduate Program in Sustainable Landscape Planning & Design, and co-author/editor of Designing Greenways and Ecology of Greenways
“If like most people, you’ve just thought about saving energy in terms of what goes on inside your home, you’re in for a big and pleasant surprise, as Sue Reed guides you to understand how making your property more beautiful with landscaping, done properly, can also generate considerable savings in your annual energy bills while making your home more comfortable. A big three-forone benefit!”
―Jerry Yudelson, author of Choosing Green: The Homebuyer’s Guide to Good Green Homes
From the Back Cover
AN INSPIRING INSTRUCTIONAL HANDBOOK FOR TRANSFORMING IDEALISM INTO SOCIAL CHANGE
For those of us who have been kind of making it up as we go along, this book is a real resource for change-making! — Bill McKibben, founder 350.org
… a book that seeks to teach people (particularly those in ostensibly democratic societies) how to “disturb the peace” [in order to] to avoid the worst of the catastrophic effects that now manifest as social and ecological crises across the face the planet .―Richard Kahn, Core Faculty in Education, Antioch University Los Angeles
Educating for Action collects the voices of activists whose combined experience in confronting injustice has generated a wealth of key insights for creating social change. This practical, hands-on guide explores such topics as:
- Community organizing and direct democracy
- Conflict negotiation, communication and rhetoric
- Law, the educational system and lifestyle activism
- Social media skills, conference planning and online organizing.
Written in an inspirational tone, Educating for Action consciously straddles the line between street activism and classroom instruction. Bridging the gap between these two worlds makes for an engaging and instructive manual for social justice, helping students, teachers, and larger activist communities turn their idealism into action.
This is exactly the right book, at the right time. ―Sandy Grande, Ph.D., author of Red Pedagogy: Native American Social and Political Thought
Jason Del Gandio is a scholar-activist and Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Public Advocacy at Temple University. He is the author of Rhetoric for Radicals: A Handbook for 21st Century Activists. Anthony J. Nocella II is a scholar-activist and Senior Fellow of the Dispute Resolution Institute at the Hamline Law School. He is a long-time anti-racism, youth justice, prison abolition, Hip Hop, animal, disability, and Earth liberation activist and has published over fifty scholarly articles and book chapters and sixteen books.
About the Author
Sue Reed is a registered landscape architect who has helped hundreds of homeowners create comfortable, livable and beautiful landscapes that save energy. She is also an experienced writer and teacher whose work focuses specifically on environmentally sound, energy efficient and sustainable landscape design.
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