To launch Anitra Nelson's new book, Bronwen Morgan, Ariel Salleh and Cameron Tonkinwise will discuss selections from the book and pose questions to Anitra.

Small is Necessary places contemporary models of 'alternative' housing and living at centre stage arguing that they are outward-looking, culturally rich, with low ecological footprints and offer governance techniques for a more equitable and sustainable future.

Using successful examples from a range of countries, Anitra Nelson shows how 'eco-collaborative housing' - resident-driven low impact living with shared facilities and activities - can address the great social, economic and sustainability challenges that householders and capitalist societies face today. Sharing living spaces and facilities results in householders having more amenities and opportunities for neighbourly interaction.

Anitra Nelson is an activist-scholar affiliated with the Centre for Urban Research (CUR) at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. Anitra co-edited Life Without Money: Building Fair and Sustainable Economies (2011) and is co-editing Housing for Degrowth: Principles, Models, Challenges and Opportunities (2018/2019).

Bronwen Morgan is currently Professor of Law at UNSW Sydney researching the legal and regulatory pathways of diverse new economy initiatives: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/profile/bronwen-morgan.

Ariel Salleh is an Associate in Political Economy, University of Sydney; Visiting Prof at Nelson Mandela University; and Fellow in Post-Growth Societies, Friedrich Schiller University Jena. Her research on socio-ecological alternatives can be found at: www.arielsalleh.info.

Cameron Tonkinwise will commence as Professor of Interdisciplinary Design at the University of Technology Sydney in July. He is currently working with colleagues at Carnegie Mellon University to develop Transition Design - design-enabled systems-level change toward more sustainable societies: https://unsw.academia.edu/camerontonkinwise