Permaculture Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (521 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 185623052X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 286 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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"An essential and foundational guide to the theoretical foundations of Permaculture" according to Thomas I. Ellis. A masterpiece of rigor and moral clarity. Holmgren has taken the next important step in the global Permaculture movement started by the brilliant and charismatic Bill Mollison, in that he has crystallized Mollison's insights into a mandala of twelve key principles. These principles go well beyond the detailed suggestions for regenerative gardening techniques that comprise most Permaculture literature--they are generalized so as to be universally applicable, yet clear and precise in their explanations.. Vital Contribution, see also Priority One, Other Books Below This is for me a very important book, one of a handful that joins the Ecological Economics volumes crafted by Herman Daly and others, and also the Natural Capitalism endeavors of Paul Hawkin, Anthony Lovins. The author excels at rendering logical, sequential, and integrated concepts, all of which lead us to the inevitable conclusion--as the author intends--that human intellect, social networks, an appreciation for diversity as the foundation for cross-fertilization, and the enormous potential of the f. "Give me the practical Holmgren instead" according to cobber gal. It's an intellectualisation trip, possibly forced on him by doctrinaire disciples. Permaculture is eminently practical, founded in observations of reality. This feels to me like an "apologia" for something real that needs no justification.
Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability brings into focus the powerful and still evolving permaculture concept he pioneered with Bill Mollison in the 1970s. David Holmgren builds on the extraordinary success of the permaculture concept and the global permaculture movement to provide a more cerebral and controversial contribution to the sustainability debate, including an exploration of how mainstream concepts of sustainability dodge the critical issue of global energy peak; and proposing ways to live within natures limits while providing a secure future for everyone. It draws together and integrates 25 years of thinking and teaching to show a whole new way of understanding and action behind a simple set of design principles, taking a step-by-step look at the 12 Permaculture Concepts.This book provides refreshing perspectives on a range of environmental issues and shows how permaculture is much more than a system of gardening. For
It is the book which first suggested what a collective response to peak oil and climate change rooted in permaculture design principles might look like in practice. Rob Hopkins co-founder of the Transition Movement . Read it slowly, digest it well, discuss it with anyone who will listen. Like all life-changing experiences it is best savoured, as you will thereafter think of your life in two halves, before you read Permaculture: Principles & Pathways and after. I owe this book the most profound debt of gratitude. I do not hesitate to refer to it as a work of great genius. The breadth of what Holmgren does in this book sti
Since then he has written several books; developed three properties using permaculture principles; and conducted workshops and courses in Australia, New Zealand, Israel and Europe. He teaches that a sustainable lifestyle is a realistic, attractive and powerful alternative to dependant consumerism. He lives and works in Hepburn Sp