Human Permaculture

Life Design for Resilient Living

Bernard Alonso, Cécile Guiochon (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

240 Seiten

2020
New Society Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-86571-931-6 (ISBN)

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Human Permaculture is a forward-thinking guide that adapts permaculture principles for complete life redesign to align with the planet's available resources. Offering step-by-step instructions, it explores permaculture concepts, personal niches, efficient teamwork, and our vital links with the natural world.

Harness the power of permaculture to change yourself and become a regenerative force for the planet.

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.

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.

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.

Bernard Alonso is co-founder of the Collaborative International University of Transition and a human permaculture facilitator, speaker, coach, and project designer. He lives in Quebec, Canada. www.permacultureinternationale.org

Cécile Guiochon is a French journalist and holder of a Permaculture Design Certificate. She co-founded KerWatt, which develops citizen projects renewable energy in Brittany, France. www.e-ker.org

Bernard Alonso has been a permaculture practitioner since 1993, and he is the co-founder of the Collaborative International University of Transition (UCIT). Increasingly in demand as a facilitator, speaker, coach/project designer, Alonso makes himself available around the world to promote the application of his effective human permaculture tools. His reputation as a coach attracts businesses, associations, schools, and groups in search of change who wish to make sense of their actions to rebuild or build their own life design. He currently resides in Quebec, Canada. www.permacultureinternationale.org Cécile Guiochon is a French journalist and works on topics related to the ecological transition. Holder of a Permaculture Design Certificate, she co-created in Brittany, France, the association E-Kêr, Where We Live – in the Breton language, which is raising awareness on climate issues. She is co-founder of the company KerWatt, which develops citizen renewable energy projects in Brittany, France. www.e-ker.org

PREFACE

THE EAGLE

INTRODUCTION
     Guiding Individuals and Groups through the Transition
     What Is Your Impact on the Planet?

PART 1 THE KEYS TO HUMAN PERMACULTURE
Chapter 1: Definitions and Foundations of Classic Permaculture
Chapter 2: The Contribution of Human Permaculture
Chapter 3: Change the World, Starting with Yourself
Chapter 4: Reconnecting with Our Deep Belonging to Nature
Chapter 5: Nature's Blueprint
Chapter 6: Applying the Ecological Niche Concept to Humans
Chapter 7: Two Hemispheres Are Better Than One
Chapter 8: Teamwork or Collective Intelligence

PART 2 DESIGN: A HOW-TO GUIDE
Chapter 9: Definition of Design for Permaculture
Chapter 10: The Nine Steps of Design
     Three Examples of Design
     Discovering My Personal Niche

PART 3 CARING FOR THE EARTH
Chapter 11: Biodiversity, the Key to Balance
Chapter 12: Water Is Life
Chapter 13: Soil, Too, Is Life
Chapter 14: Forest: Bridge between Land and Sky

PART 4 CARING FOR PEOPLE
Chapter 15: Permacultivating Our Food
Chapter 16: Water, a Vital Element
Chapter 17: Food from Plants
Chapter 18: Food from Animals
Chapter 19: Food from the Ocean
Chapter 20: Food from Insects
Chapter 21: A Design to Feed Your Family

CONCLUSION
     Becoming Artisans of Change

AFTERWORD
     Next Steps in Human Permaculture

ENDNOTES
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
A NOTE ABOUT THE PUBLISHER

Erscheinungsdatum	10.05.2021
Illustrationen	Marie Quilvin
Übersetzer	Scott Irving
Zusatzinfo	2 Illustrations, color; 150 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Gabriola Island
Sprache	englisch
Maße	216 x 216 mm
Gewicht	472 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Heimwerken / Do it yourself
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management
ISBN-10	0-86571-931-4 / 0865719314
ISBN-13	978-0-86571-931-6 / 9780865719316
Zustand	Neuware