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Design That's Life Enhancing AND Life Affirming (Permaculture)
For nearly forty years, such less arbitrary design has had the name Permaculture. It holds considerable promise for enabling and supporting necessary shifts. The interested and the initiated can mingle here.
The 12 Principles Highlighted by David Holmgren
"The 12 permaculture design principles are thinking tools, that when used together, allow us to creatively re-design our environment and our behaviour in a world of less energy and resources."
The link is to the page from which the quote was lifted. On that page are symbols of the principles on which one can click to explore and learn.
Over time, other writers and teachers have articulated other principles, but they mostly restate/overlap these.
David Eggleton
Even if one believes that energy breakthroughs are (sooner or later) likely, exploiting such design can be part of increasing autonomy from the big inhumane system during the interim/transition. If those breakthroughs take forever, we have no regrets.
Nov 16, 2011