Permaculture Design A Step by Step Guide Permanent Publications Aranya Patrick Whitefield 2012

Copyright......Page 2
Acknowledgements......Page 4
Foreword......Page 6
Preface......Page 7
How to use this guide......Page 9
Introduction......Page 10
You’re already a designer......Page 11
PART ONE Preparations......Page 13
Observation Skills......Page 14
Patterns in space......Page 15
Patterns in time......Page 18
An Introduction to systems......Page 19
The Yellowstone Wolves......Page 22
Feedback......Page 23
Spirals of erosion and degradation......Page 24
Principles and directives......Page 26
Summary......Page 27
Principles and directives......Page 28
Effective Design......Page 31
Identifying roles within the process......Page 33
Ongoing......Page 35
Hand signals......Page 36
Parallel thinking (six hats)......Page 37
‘I’ statements......Page 38
SADIMET......Page 39
An Australian design cycle......Page 40
The Action learning cycle......Page 41
Flowcharts......Page 43
Working as part of a design team......Page 45
The Action learning cycle......Page 46
PART TWO The Design Process......Page 48
Surveying the Site......Page 49
Maps......Page 51
Making base and field maps......Page 52
Extend the boundaries......Page 53
Enlarge the grid......Page 56
Visit your local copy shop......Page 57
Sketch out a field map......Page 58
Choose your baseline......Page 59
Measure distances or take bearings......Page 60
Recording contours and any significant slope......Page 64
Take plenty of photos (or video)......Page 65
Useful site surveying tools......Page 66
Useful mapmaking tools......Page 68
Plot the fixed elements......Page 69
From distances......Page 70
From bearings......Page 71
Plotting non-point elements......Page 73
What if I forgot to measure something?......Page 75
Join the dots, finish the base map......Page 76
Drawing your base map......Page 77
Base mapping flowchart......Page 78
Scale of the project......Page 81
Collecting data......Page 82
Record existing site elements......Page 83
Map access points and routes through the site......Page 84
Identify the different zones on the site......Page 86
Map the different sectors of the site......Page 88
Directional sectors......Page 89
Combination sectors......Page 91
Inclement weather......Page 93
Solar elevation angle......Page 96
Estimating heights......Page 97
Take at least one soil sample......Page 98
Identify the site’s remaining limiting factors......Page 100
Identify any free or cheap resources available......Page 102
Creating base map overlays......Page 104
Keeping an observation diary......Page 105
Soil and water......Page 107
Recording site information flowchart......Page 108
SMART goals......Page 111
How do the clients feel about current arrangements?......Page 112
Lifestyle questions......Page 113
What is their financial budget for the design?......Page 114
Any other site related questions?......Page 115
Working with multiple clients or community groups......Page 116
The Holistic goal-setting mandala......Page 117
Open space technology (OST)......Page 118
The World café......Page 119
Participatory rural appraisal......Page 120
Case studies......Page 121
The client interview......Page 122
Client interview flowchart......Page 123
Analysis......Page 126
The process......Page 127
Functions, systems and elements......Page 128
Identifying the key functions......Page 129
Creating your SMART goals......Page 130
The process......Page 131
Ecological impact......Page 132
Financial costs......Page 136
Appropriate scale......Page 137
Web of connections......Page 138
Random assembly......Page 140
Intrinsics......Page 141
Comparing best options......Page 142
Visioning and wild design......Page 143
Analysis......Page 144
Choosing systems and elements......Page 145
Choosing systems and elements flowchart......Page 146
Around an existing main element......Page 149
Design from patterns to details......Page 150
Microclimates......Page 151
Elevation planning and aspect......Page 153
Zoning......Page 155
Access and desire lines......Page 156
Sectors......Page 157
Soil type......Page 159
Visualise succession......Page 160
Incremental design......Page 161
The Blank Canvas......Page 162
McHarg’s exclusion method......Page 163
Placement flowchart......Page 165
Energy cycling......Page 167
Process flows......Page 169
Patterns and principles......Page 170
Edge effect......Page 171
Strip farming......Page 173
Alley cropping......Page 174
Guilds and companion planting......Page 175
Co-action analysis......Page 177
Biological control......Page 180
Putting it all together.........Page 181
Integration......Page 182
Integration flowchart......Page 183
Share your concept design early......Page 186
Mapping your ideas......Page 187
Draw your design directly onto the base map......Page 188
Base map and overlays......Page 189
Adding a third dimension to your ideas......Page 194
Computer aided design......Page 195
Additional maps......Page 196
Further information......Page 198
Implementation details......Page 201
Summary......Page 202
Design proposal flowchart......Page 203
Start small and work out from well-managed areas......Page 206
Least change for greatest effect......Page 207
Dependencies (a.k.a. precedences)......Page 208
Creating a simple implementation plan......Page 209
Creating a project management plan......Page 211
Critical Path Analysis......Page 213
Overseeing a project implementation......Page 214
Breaking down and prioritising tasks......Page 216
Project management......Page 217
A stitch in time saves nine......Page 218
The need for ongoing evaluation......Page 219
Summary......Page 220
Implementation and maintenance flowchart......Page 221
The Client interview(s)......Page 223
Analysis......Page 224
Implementation......Page 225
Presentation flowchart......Page 226
PART THREE Beyond Land Design......Page 228
Designing processes......Page 229
Designing zone 00......Page 233
Designing social structures......Page 239
Reflecting on the Process......Page 243
A Call to Action......Page 244
Intermediate......Page 245
Soil and Water......Page 246
Urban / Communities......Page 247
Miscellaneous......Page 248
Glossary......Page 249
Websites......Page 251
Other titles from Permanent Publications......Page 255
Further Reading......Page 261