Dr' Joanne Tippett

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Green Chemistry Seminars Snake Bites, Skin and
Ecosystems
Dr. Joanne Tippett School of Environment
Development, University of Manchester
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• Seminar Outline
• Context a social scientist design
• What does this have to do with green chemistry?
• Biomimicry
• The (abbreviated) story of life
• Whole systems design
• Stakeholder participation

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Context a social scientist design
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Main Components
Ecological Planning
Civic Engagement Governance
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Model Rural Homestead
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Irk Valley Project
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What does this have to do with green
chemistry?
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We cant solve our problems by using the same
kind of thinking we used when we created them.
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3.8 billion years of R D We must draw our
standards from the natural world we must honour
with the humility of the wise the bounds of the
natural world and the mystery that lies beyond
them, admitting that there is something in the
order of being which evidently exceeds all our
competence. (Vaclav Havel, quoted in Benyus,
1997)
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Biomimicry
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Biomimicry (from the Greek bios, life and
mimesis, imitation) Biomimicry is a new science
that studies natures models and then imitates or
takes inspiration from these designs and
processes to solve human problems, e.g. a solar
cell inspired by a leaf. (Benyus, 1997)
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Biomimicry - Questions Can nature do it for us?
- biosources
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Biomimicry - Questions Can nature do it for us?
- biosources Constructed ecosystems -
assembly
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Carbon Filter
CA1
CA 2
OA1
OA2
Tank for separate research Train
OA3
OA 4
Tanks CA1 through OA4 inside greenhouse
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Subsurface wetland in the foreground with the
greenhouse portion of the EM in the background
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Biomimicry - Questions Can nature do it for us?
- biosources Constructed ecosystems -
assembly Can we copy natural processes?
Learning from bio-polymers forms
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• Biomimicry Tricks of the trade
• Life-friendly manufacturing processes
• (Benyus, 1997, pg. 96)

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Life cant put its factory on the edge of town
it has to live where it works.. Nature
manufactures its materials under life-friendly
conditions in water, at room temperature,
without harsh chemicals or high
pressures (Benyus, 1997, pg. 97)
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• Biomimicry Tricks of the trade
• Life-friendly manufacturing processes
• An ordered hierarchy of structures
• (Benyus, 1997, pg. 96)

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• Biomimicry Tricks of the trade
• Life-friendly manufacturing processes
• An ordered hierarchy of structures
• Self-assembly
• (Benyus, 1997, pg. 96)

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• Biomimicry Tricks of the trade
• Life-friendly manufacturing processes
• An ordered hierarchy of structures
• Self-assembly
• Tem plating of crystals with proteins
• (Benyus, 1997, pg. 96)

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The (abbreviated) story of life
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Professional Practice for Sustainable Development
PP4SD www.pp4sd.org.uk
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PP4SD Professional Institutions Building
Services and Research Information
Association Chartered Institute of Purchasing and
Supply Chartered Institution of Water
Environmental Management Chartered Institution of
Wastes Management Institute of Energy Institution
of Chemical Engineers Institution of Civil
Engineers Institution of Environmental
Sciences Institution of Mechanical
Engineers Royal Institute of British
Architects Royal Institution of Chartered
Surveyors Royal Society of Chemistry Royal Town
Planning Institute
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Policy makers and politicians have found it
easier and politically more prudent to rely on
the inherent ambiguities of the concept rather
than risk finding themselves tied to a clear and
precise definition. (Rydin, Y. 2003. 'In Pursuit
Of Sustainable Development Rethinking The
Planning System', London, Rics Foundation)
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http//www.naturalstep.org/
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Whole System Design
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Think like an ecosystem
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Design Questions Service and flow what are we
trying to do? Out of the box what are different
ways of doing it? Whole systems design how
does it fit in physical, social, economic,
political, economic implications?
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Participation stakeholder communication
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Fitting into the bigger picture How do we learn
communicate interdisciplinary thinking
integration
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Creative involvement
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Sustainability integral
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Fitting into the bigger picture How do we learn
communicate interdisciplinary thinking
integration Stakeholder engagement social
learning building trust
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www.chemistry.org.uk
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For further information Dr. Joanne
Tippett joanne.tippett_at_manchester.ac.uk www.holoce
ne.net References at the end
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Questions?
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References 1 Websites mentioned in the
seminar The Natural Step - http//www.naturalste
p.org/ Professional Practice for Sustainable
Development (PP4SD) h- ttp//www.pp4sd.org.uk/ For
um for the Future - http//www.forumforthefuture.o
rg.uk/ The New EU Chemicals Legislation REACH
-http//europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/reach/index_
en.htm Chemistry Leadership Council -
www.chemistry.org.uk DesignWays and the work of
Joanne Tippett - www.holocene.net
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References 2 Selected useful references Benyus,
J. M. 1997. Biomimicry, Innovation Inspired by
Nature, New York, William Morrow and Company.
Everard, D. M., Monaghan, D. M., Researcher and
Ray, D., Facilitator 2000. 'PVC An Evaluation
Using The Natural Step Framework', Cheltenham,
Environment Agency, The Natural Step UK.
http//www.naturalstep.org.uk/2020_top.html Hawken
, P. 1998. The Ecology of Commerce, New York,
Harper Business. Hawken, P., Lovins, A. and
Lovins, H. 1999. Natural Capitalism, Boston,
Little Brown and Company. Holmberg, J. 1998.
'Backcasting A Natural Step in Operationalising
Sustainable Development.' Green Management
International The Journal of Corporate
Environmental Strategy and Practice, (23) 30-51.
Potts-Carr, A. J. 1998. 'Choctaw Eco-Industrial
Park an ecological approach to industrial
land-use planning and design.' Landscape and
Urban Planning, 42 239-257. Robert, K.-H.,
Schmidt-Bleek, B., Aloisi de Larderel, J.,
Basile, G., Jansen, J. L., Kuehr, R., Price
Thomas, P., Suzuki, M., Hawken, P. and
Wackernagel, M. 2002. 'Strategic sustainable
development -- selection, design and synergies of
applied tools.' Journal of Cleaner Production, 10
(3) 197-214. http//www.sciencedirect.com/science
/article/B6VFX-44KVV9J-1/2/43d73f21a10006d2265f9f8
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References 3 Selected useful references Tippett,
J. 2005. ''Think like an ecosystem' - embedding
a living system paradigm into participatory
planning.' Systemic Practice and Action Research,
17 (6) 603 - 622. Todd, N. J. and Todd, J.
1994. From Eco-Cities to Living Machines -
Principles of Ecological Design, Berkeley,
California, North Atlantic Books.
http//www.livingmachines.com Van der Ryn, S. and
Cowan, S. 1995. Ecological Design, Washington
D.C., Island Press. Willis, D. 1995. The Sand
Dollar and the Slide Rule, Drawing Blueprints
from Nature, Boston, Addison Wesley Publishing
Co.