Human Permaculture: Life Design For Resilient Living

✍ Scribed by Bernard Alonso, Cécile Guiochon

• Publisher: New Society Publishers
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 242
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

As climate change, ecological decline, and social breakdown start to bite, people expect that governments will solve our problems. Yet this belief has proven to be false. Rather than looking to others, changes must come from the inside out: transforming the "I" to "we," changing the world by changing ourselves, and re-establishing our deep connection to nature. Human Permaculture is a powerful, forward-thinking guide that uses permaculture principles of ecological design rooted in people care, Earth care, and fair share for redesigning your life and community to align with the resources available on the planet. Richly illustrated and inspiring, Human Permaculture offers specific actions and tools for adopting an ethical, regenerative way of life. Coverage includes:
• Human permaculture principles
• A nine-step ecological and social life design process
• Discovering your personal niche
• Stimulating the permaculture "edge effect" to work with others in efficient teams
• Rediscovering our deep connections to water, soil, forests, and caring for nature.
This guide is for everyone who wants to find their own meaning in life, put their talents at the service of the environment, live ethically, and navigate the great transition we face in a future of climate change and energy decline.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Cover......Page 1
Praise......Page 2
Title Page......Page 6
Rights Page......Page 7
Contents......Page 10
Preface: Building the World of Tomorrow, Today......Page 12
Introduction......Page 18
Guiding Individuals and Groups through the Transition......Page 19
What Is Your Impact on the Planet?......Page 22
Part 1: The Keys to Human Permaculture......Page 26
Chapter 1: Definitions and Foundations of Classic Permaculture......Page 27
Chapter 2: The Contribution of Human Permaculture......Page 35
Chapter 3: Change the World, Starting with Yourself......Page 38
Chapter 4: Reconnecting with Our Deep Belonging to Nature......Page 43
Chapter 5: Nature’s Blueprint......Page 46
Chapter 6: Applying the Ecological Niche Concept to Humans......Page 51
Chapter 7: Two Hemispheres Are Better Than One: Understanding Your Brain to Leverage Its Potential......Page 55
Chapter 8: Teamwork or Collective Intelligence......Page 62
Part 2: Design: A How-To Guide......Page 74
Chapter 9: Definition of Design for Permaculture......Page 75
Chapter 10: The Nine Steps of Design......Page 77
Part 3: Caring for the Earth......Page 96
Chapter 11: Biodiversity, the Key to Balance......Page 97
Chapter 12: Water Is Life......Page 100
Chapter 13: Soil, Too, Is Life......Page 112
Chapter 14: Forest: Bridge between Land and Sky......Page 126
Part 4: Caring for People......Page 142
Chapter 15: Permacultivating Our Food......Page 143
Chapter 16: Water, a Vital Element......Page 154
Chapter 17: Food from Plants......Page 163
Chapter 18: Food from Animals......Page 180
Chapter 19: Food from the Ocean......Page 192
Chapter 20: Food from Insects......Page 211
Chapter 21: A Design to Feed Your Family......Page 220
Conclusion......Page 224
Becoming Artisans of Change......Page 225
Afterword......Page 226
Next Steps in Human Permaculture......Page 227
Endnotes......Page 230
Index......Page 234
About the Authors......Page 240
A Note about the Publisher......Page 241
A Guide to Responsible Digital Reading......Page 242

✦ Subjects

Sustainable Living; Human Ecology; Permaculture