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Permaculture and creative forms of
Commons
Commons, and how the psychology of negotiations can help fins
sustainable agreements.
What is the secret to a long love? The dialogue between differences.
Mario Benedetti.

Permaculture is a branch of ecological design, ecological engineering,
environmental design, construction and Integrated Water Resources Management
that develops sustainable architecture, regenerative and self-maintained habitat
and agricultural systems modeled from natural ecosystems
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. The term permaculture
(as a systematic method) was first coined by Australians Bill Mollison and David
Holmgren in 1978. The word permaculture originally referred to "permanent
agriculture"
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but was expanded to stand also for "permanent culture," as it was seen
that social aspects were integral to a truly sustainable system as inspired by
Masanobu Fukuoka's natural farming philosophy.

"Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of
protracted and thoughtful observation rather than protracted and thoughtless
labor; and of looking at plants and animals in all their functions, rather than treating
any area as a single product system." - Bill Mollison
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AIM: SUSTAINABLE HUMAN SETTLEMENT:



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King, FH (Franklin Hiram) Farmers of Forty Centuries: Or Permanent Agriculture in
China, Korea and Japan (1911)

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Mollison, B. (1991). Introduction to permaculture. Tasmania, Australia: Tagari.


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Common Practices
N a t u r a l b u i l d i n g
A natural building involves a range of building systems and materials that place
major emphasis on sustainability. Ways of achieving sustainability through natural
building focus on durability and the use of minimally processed, plentiful or
renewable resources, as well as those that, while recycled or salvaged, produce
healthy living environments and maintain indoor air quality.
The basis of natural building is the need to lessen the environmental impact of
buildings and other supporting systems, without sacrificing comfort, health or
aesthetics. To be more sustainable, natural building uses primarily abundantly
available, renewable, reused or recycled materials. In addition to relying on natural
building materials, the emphasis on the architectural design is heightened. The
orientation of a building, the utilization of local climate and site conditions, the
emphasis on natural ventilation through design, fundamentally lessen operational
costs and positively impact the environment. Building compactly and minimizing the
ecological footprint is common, as are on-site handling of energy acquisition, on-
site water capture, alternate sewage treatment and water reuse.


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V I S U A L I Z A T I O N : PERMACULTURE SCHOOL


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