RetroSuburbia

Module 1 Introduction
Unit 1 Introduction
Module 2 Setting the Scene
Unit 1 Setting the Scene Introduction
Unit 2 1. Key challenges and retrosuburban responses
Unit 3 2. Aussie St: the past and future of suburbia
Unit 4 3. Where and how we live
Module 3 Built Field
Unit 1 Built Field Introduction
Unit 2 4. How to assess a property
Unit 3 5. Warm in winter, cool in summer
Unit 4 6. Wood Energy: the other solar energy revolution
Unit 5 7. Electricity: special energy for specific functions
Unit 6 8. Water harvesting and storage
Unit 7 9. Greywater and human nutrient recycling
Unit 8 10. Facilities for food
Unit 9 11. Retrofitting for bushfire defence
Unit 10 12. Storage of Stuff
Unit 11 13. Retrofitting for shared living
Module 4 Biological Field
Unit 1 Biological Field Introduction
Unit 2 14. How to assess a garden
Unit 3 15. Garden Farming (Permaculture Zones 1 & 2)
Unit 4 16. Building and maintaining soil fertility
Unit 5 17. Managing soil contamination
Unit 6 18. What to grow where
Unit 7 19. Food growing systems
Unit 8 20. Seed saving and backyard nursery
Unit 9 21. Domestic animals in suburbia
Unit 10 22. Wildlife in the Garden; by and beyond design
Unit 11 23. Beyond the boundaries (Permaculture Zones 3 & 4)
Module 5 Behavioural Field
Unit 1 Behavioural Field Introduction
Unit 2 24. Ownership and living arrangements
Unit 3 25. Changing habits for self-reliance and resilience
Unit 4 26. Transport and Travel
Unit 5 27. Creating your own livelihood
Unit 6 28. Financial planning and security
Unit 7 29. Sustaining and sustainable diet
Unit 8 30. Rearing self-reliant and resilient children
Unit 9 31. Health, disability and aging
Unit 10 32. Security in hard times
Unit 11 33. Household disaster planning
Unit 12 34. Decision making, interpersonal relations and conflict resolution
Module 6 Conclusion / Appendices
Unit 1 Conclusion
Unit 2 Appendix 1: Retrosuburban Real Estate Checklist
Unit 3 Appendix 2: Vegetables and tree crop growing systems summary
Unit 4 Appendix 3: Animal systems summary
Unit 5 Appendix 4: Retrosuburban diet
Unit 6 Appendix 5: Integrated design examples
Unit 7 Appendix 6: Common and scientific names