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Permaculture Design Principles

The document discusses the permaculture design principles, which are thinking tools that allow people to creatively redesign their environment and behavior with less energy and resources. The principles are guided by permaculture ethics and are intended to be universal, though application may vary by location. Each principle provides a different perspective for whole systems thinking at varying depths of application. Videos and additional resources are provided to learn more about relating the ethics and principles to design processes.

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Permaculture Design Principles

The document discusses the permaculture design principles, which are thinking tools that allow people to creatively redesign their environment and behavior with less energy and resources. The principles are guided by permaculture ethics and are intended to be universal, though application may vary by location. Each principle provides a different perspective for whole systems thinking at varying depths of application. Videos and additional resources are provided to learn more about relating the ethics and principles to design processes.

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Permaculture Design Principles

Thinking tools, that when used together, allow us to creatively re-design our environment and our behavior in a world of less energy and resources
The foundations of permaculture are the ethics (centre) which guide the use of the 12 design principles, ensuring that they are used in appropriate ways. These principles are seen as universal, although the methods used to express them will vary greatly according to the place and situation. They are applicable to our personal, economic, social and political reorganisation as illustrated in the permaculture flower. Each principle can be thought of as a door that opens into whole systems thinking, providing a different perspective that can be understood at varying levels of depth and application.

Click on each of the principles icons to find out more, including a catchy tune about each of them available from the album Permaculture: A Rhymers Manual. A free poster download of the principles is also available.

The short video below is an extract from our Permaculture Ethics and Principles DVD, it gives an overview of how the ethics and design principles relate to each other and how they can used in a design process. For a deeper insight make sure you read the Essence of Permaculture, a summary of David Holmgrens seminal work Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability. You can find out more about how the design principles can be applied to business in this article by co-originator of the Transition Network, Rob Hopkins.

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