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Duration: 2 x 45 min
Introduction to permaculture and presentation of the benefits of the permaculture way of thinking and approach to the analysis and design of different spatial and social situations. An introductory lesson that serves as preparation for all other lessons that come in this program.
Permaculture was created as a reaction to the social and ecological crisis of industrial food production and the unsustainability of exploiting limited resources for the functioning of the global economy. Originally conceived as permanent agriculture due to its holistic approach to the analysis of social reality and the systemic solution of perceived problems, the original name was shortened to include its universality and thus the term permaculture was born.
Since the emergence of permaculture as a new paradigm, various practitioners have found new ways and areas of application as well as new techniques and tools that they used. Thus, permaculture can be applied in different climates, social and political contexts, but also natural and social conditions. Permaculture ethical principles “care for the earth, care for man and fair distribution provide an ethical basis for testing the correctness of practices and actions. Design principles and tools adapt to and respect the different contexts in which they are applied. Thus, permaculture can be used to design and regenerate larger agricultural areas for food production, rural households and communities, but also as a response to specific urban problems. It always includes the personal component of the person or persons for whom it is made and for whom the specific design is intended, without forgetting the impact on the wider community and the world as a whole.
Through a design process with a clear structure of the process, we act in a planned and deliberate manner to meet needs, respecting natural and social circumstances. We strive to achieve a result that meets our needs without neglecting the needs of others who are part of the system we are designing.
Getting to know the term permaculture, the context in which it was created, the permaculture approach to solving the social and environmental challenges we encounter.
We choose one or more examples that we presented during the presentation, which we consider to be relevant for the group of students to whom we are addressing, and in which they can clearly recognize the application of permaculture ethics and design principles.
The students have the task of recognizing and explaining how a particular principle was applied when satisfying a need or solving a problem that was stated in the specific example, and how the ethical principles were satisfied.
The representative of each group presents common conclusions and each is discussed and examples of alternative solutions or applications in different situations are given.
Insights from the joint task of recognizing the application of permaculture ethics are compared. In particular, the dichotomies of personal/societal impact, local/global action and private/public good are discussed.
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