How critical are the impacts of human activities on the environment and what share of responsibility do architecture and design, or their absence, bear for the microclimate, climate change, and the prevailing way of life?

This book aims to summarize the knowledge and experiences of an architect who has been involved for many years in architectural education and research, within the framework of an ecosystemic approach through the parameters of participation and participatory design.

To achieve this, it opens channels of communication and tests "synapses" or "pollinations" between various fields, from philosophy and history to ecology, anthropology, and ethnography, while utilizing contemporary interdisciplinary approaches to commons, degrowth, and permaculture.

Thus, an alternative toolbox is formed against the challenges we face as societies and as a species.