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information to use at zoning hear- 
ings. 
McHarg takes us from his native 
Glasgow (“a memorial to an 
inordinate capacity to create ug- 
liness, a sandstone excretion ce- 
mented with smoke and grime’) 
to Philadelphia and _ Baltimore, 
where he has confronted urban 
development problems. In between, 
he examines the failure of the 
Judeo-Christian ethic to equip 
mankind with the values and at- 
titudes needed to protect rather 
than to exploit nature. 
McHarg says that, “But for all 
of modern science, it is still 
in the chain of nature. 
abundance. 
of resources. 
wonders forever. 
A STATEMENT OF AUDUBON PHILOSOPHY 
1897 through 1972 
We believe in the wisdom of nature’s design. 
We know that soil, water, plants, and wild creatures 
depend upon each other and are vital to human life. 
We recognize that each living thing links to many others 
pre-Copernican man whom we 
confront. He retains the same im- 
plicit view cf exclusive divinity, 
man apart from nature, dominant, 
exhorted to subdue the earth—be 
he Jew, Christian or agnostic.” 
Ian McHarg does more than 
comment upon the Junkyard of Our 
Existence. As a teacher, writer, 
landscape architect, and planner, 
he offers alternatives to mediocrity 
in zoning and building. Case stud- 
ies of Staten Island and Washing- 
ton, D.C., and the Potomac Basin 
have been provided with the aid 
of professionals and graduate 
students. —Raymond Mostek 
| We believe that persistent research into the intricate 
patterns of outdoor life will help to assure wise use of earth’s 
We condemn no wild creature and work to assure that 
no living species shall be lost. 
We believe that every generation should be able to 
experience spiritual and physical refreshment in places where 
primitive nature is undisturbed. 
So we will be vigilant to protect wilderness areas, refuges, 
and parks, and to encourage good use of nature’s storehouse 
We dedicate ourselves to the pleasant task of opening 
the eyes of young and old that all may come to enjoy the 
beauty of the outdoor world, and to share in conserving its 
