Book DescriptionThis book describes and verifies external shape laws in nature, not only valid for trees, but also for bones, claws, thorns, etc It is shown how growing structures repair the disturbed optimum design after wounding and damage has occured Computer simulation of these load-adaptive growths is used to find an ecological engineering озоще design, characterized by minimum weight and maximum strength The optimization procedure is already widely used in industry and many technical examples are given. Серьги с2004 г 276 стр ISBN 3540629378.