Permaculture: A Practical Guide for a Sustainable Future"Permaculture" (permanent agriculture) is the conscious design and maintenance of economical, agriculturally productive ecosystems that have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. While focusing on agriculture, it also establishes the importance of integration between landscape and people. Permaculture is a step-by-step working manual providing a dozen design methods replete with map overlays, flow diagrams, and component, zone, and sector analyses. |
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CHAPTER 3 METHODS OF DESIGN | 36 |
CLIMATIC FACTORS | 106 |
6 Wind 121 5 7 Landscape effects 132 5 8 Latitude effects 134 | 113 |
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