Why do we need Permaculture design?
To begin to consciously DESIGN all aspects of our complex human settlements is a straightforward but revolutionary . Through design we can develop practical and achievable solutions to reversing the current trend in bio-diversity and environmental degradation. At present each individual on earth will use an average of 7 acres in land to provide their physical needs. The calculations used to devise these figures are called an ‘ecological footprint’. In the industrialised nation this average increases to around 30 acres of land. Some calculations of Sustainable Ecological footprints offer only approximately 1.5 acres of land per person of resources . Present day figures then are highly unsustainlable and alternative systems of settlement must be found. The use of Permaculture design techniques can concretely help to reduce our ‘ecological footprint’.
