Topics covered...
COURSE CONTENT
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
