ABSTRACT
Current settlement design discourages productive local self-sufficiency, and maximises the volume of goods that must be transported in and wastes that must be transported out. The ‘greening’ of cities, architecture and products alone make little contribution to the development of self-sufficient economies or to the shift to a zero-growth economy. This chapter argues that conventional architecture, planning, industrial and urban design must recognise the limits to growth, and design for simpler lifestyles, local economic sufficiency, and a steady-state economy.
