Chapter OneA Beginner’s Guide to ZEDlife

1.1 Mature skygardens at BedZED, reaching the residential density of Soho.

1.1 Mature skygardens at BedZED, reaching the residential density of Soho.

The ZEDlife – a philosophy for the construction industry?

Humans are the first species that have tried to self-consciously plan their survival, but our ability to do so has fluctuated throughout time. Recently it has become clear that not enough people understand the problem, let alone the solution. We have formulated ZEDlife as a relatively simple plan for creating stability in society by ceasing to deplete the natural capital of the earth on which we live.

The need for such a scheme ought to be beyond question. Survival is ...

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