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A Worldwide Tour of (Almost) Permaculture

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  • Glore, Angela Gordon

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First paragraphs:Sustainable [R]Evolution, edited by Juliana Birnbaum and Louis Fox, is a survey of permaculture (and permaculture-like) projects and communities throughout the world. Multiple authors have contributed short profiles of ecovillages, urban agriculture projects, farms, and teaching centers, interspersed with writings on permaculture design principles.Permaculture was coined—as a word and a design system—by Australians Bill Mollison and David Holmgren in the 1970s as a type of ecologically based permanent agriculture. Mollison's Permaculture: A Designer's Manual stands as the seminal work describing the elements of and values embedded in permaculture. It is an inherently personal form of gardening, tailored to a property's specific microclimates, topography, and use patterns....

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  • Glore, Angela Gordon, 2015. "A Worldwide Tour of (Almost) Permaculture," Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, Center for Transformative Action, Cornell University, vol. 5(3).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:joafsc:359693
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