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DEVELOPMENT OF THE PERMACULTURE CONCEPT
DEFINITIONS & HISTORY           
PERMACULTURE ETHICS

PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL SYSTEMS
ENERGY LAWS & PROCESSES           
GAIA & ECOSYSTEMS           
TREES & FOREST ECOLOGY           
CLIMATES
SOIL ECOLOGY

PRINCIPLES OF PERMACULTURE DESIGN
HOLMGREN’S REVISED PRINCIPLES

DESIGN METHODS
PATTERN RECOGNITION           
READING THE LANDSCAPE – LANDFORMS & WATERCYCLES
GEOLOGY & SOIL PATTERNS           
VEGETATION PATTERNS           
DESIGN PROCESS           
SPATIAL DESIGN TOOLS/ FUNCTIONAL DESIGN TOOLS

DESIGNING LANDSCAPES
DESIGN FEATURES OF LANDSCAPES            
DESIGN OF FIRE-PRONE LANDSCAPES
DESIGNING KITCHEN GARDENS FOR ZONE 1           
DESIGNING ZONE 2 SYSTEMS
GENETIC DIVERSITY IN FOOD CROPS           
TREES IN PERMACULTURE           
ANIMALS IN PERMACULTURE
HARVESTING & STORING WATER           
WATER CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING           
AQUACULTURE
AGRICULTURAL STRATEGIES FOR ZONE 3           
STRATEGIES FOR ZONE 4 & 5

DESIGNING SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS
COMMUNITY STRATEGIES
ECONOMIC SYSTEMS & COMMUNITIES
STRATEGIES FOR ECONOMIC REFORM

DESIGNING BUILT ENVIRONMENTS
URBAN SETTLEMENT PATTERNS           
BIO REGIONAL ORGANISATION
INTENTIONAL COMMUNITIES & RURAL SETTLEMENTS           
PATTERNS IN HOUSING DESIGN
BUILDING MATERIALS           
DESIGN OF FUNCTIONAL BUILDINGS           
APPROPRIATE DOMESTIC TECHNOLOGY
POWER GENERATION & TRANSPORT

IMPLEMENTING PERMACULTURE
WORKING AS A DESIGN CONSULTANT           
BUSINESS STRATEGIES                       
STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE
BEYOND THE DESIGN COURSE