Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-263) and index.

Preface -- Introduction -- Designing eco-solutions -- The concepts of growth and waste -- Industrial, urban and construction ecology -- Design within complex social systems -- Permaculture and landscape design -- Values embodied in and reinforced by Design -- Design for community building and health -- Productivity, land and transport efficiency -- Design with less energy, materials and waste -- Low-impact housing design and materials -- Construction and environmental regulation -- Planning and project assessment.

With radical design solutions, everyone could be living in environments that purify air and water, generate energy and produce food at lower cost. Janis Birkeland introduces an innovative approach to environmental and social problem-solving.