Main Title |
Biomimicry : innovation inspired by nature / |
Author |
Benyus, Janine M.
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Publisher |
Perennial, |
Year Published |
2002 |
OCLC Number |
51226447 |
ISBN |
0060533226 (pbk.) 9780060533229 (pbk.) |
Subjects |
Technological innovations ;
Human ecology ;
Nature
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EKBM |
T173.8.B45 2002 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
04/13/2007 |
ESAM |
T173.8.B45 2002 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
01/23/2004 |
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Collation |
308 p. ; 21 cm. |
Notes |
Originally published by William Morrow in 1997 ; First Quill edition published 1998 ; reissued in Perennial 2002. Includes bibliographical references (p. {299}-300) and index. |
Contents Notes |
ch.1. Echoing nature : why biomimicry now? -- ch.2. How will we feed ourselves? : farming to fit the land : growing food like a prairie -- ch. 3. How will we harness energy? : light into life : gathering energy like a leaf -- ch. 4. How will we make things? fitting form to function : finding cures like a chimp -- ch. 5. How will we heal ourselves? : experts in our midst : finding cures like a chimp -- ch. 6. How will we store what we learn? : Dances with molecules : computing like a cell -- ch. 7. How will we conduct business? closing the loops in commerce : running a business like a redwood forest -- ch. 8. Where will we go from here? : may wonders never cease : toward a biomimetic future. |
Place Published |
New York : |
PUB Date Free Form |
2002, c1997. |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
Merged OCLC records |
966087543; 970531003 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20080922134928 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
02098cam 22004334a 45020 |