Step-By-step Guide To Permaculture Design Samples
Step-By-step Guide To Permaculture Design Samples
Step-By-step Guide To Permaculture Design Samples
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Foreword vii
Preface viii
How to use this guide ix
Introduction x
Youre already a designer xi
Observation Skills 2
Patterns 3
An Introduction to systems 7
Spirals of erosion and degradation 11
Principles and directives 14
Summary 15
Effective Design 16
Identifying roles within the process 18
Working as part of a team 19
Inclusion 19
Conflict resolution 22
Structuring the process 23
The Action learning cycle 25
Flowcharts 26
Summary 27
Surveying the Site 30
Maps 32
Making base and field maps 34
Create a base map from an existing map 34
A base map from your own measurements 38
Drawing your base map 46
Summary 54
Base mapping flowchart 55
Recording site information 56
Record existing site elements 57
Map access points and routes through the site 59
Identify the different zones on the site 60
Map the different sectors of the site 62
Estimating heights 69
Record water across the site 70
Take at least one soil sample 70
Identify the sites remaining limiting factors 72
Map any site utilities 73
Identify any free or cheap resources available. 73
Creating base map overlays 75
Keeping an observation diary 76
Summary 78
Recording site information flowchart 79
PART ONE ~ Preparations
PART TWO ~ The Design Process
Contents
The Client Interview 80
SMART goals 80
The interview 81
Working with multiple clients or community groups 85
Small community processes 85
Small to medium sized group processes 87
Wider community planning 88
Summary 90
Client interview flowchart 91
Analysis 92
Identifying functions 93
The process 93
Functions, systems and elements 94
Identifying the key functions 95
Creating your SMART goals 96
Choosing systems and elements 97
The process 97
Permaculture ethics 98
Ecological impact 98
Financial costs 102
Time limitations 102
Appropriate scale 103
Interconnectedness 103
Intrinsics 106
Comparing best options 107
Visioning and wild design 108
Summary 109
Choosing systems and elements flowchart 111
Placement 112
Around an existing main element 112
Design from patterns to details 113
Microclimates 113
Elevation planning and aspect 115
Zoning 116
Access and desire lines 116
Sectors 117
Soil type 119
Utilities 119
Visualise succession 119
Incremental design 120
The fine details 121
The Blank canvas 121
McHargs exclusion method 122
Placement flowchart 123
Integration 124
Energy cycling 124
Process flows 126
Patterns and principles 127
Edge effect 128
Guilds and companion planting 131
Putting it all together 135
Summary 136
Integration flowchart 137
Design Proposal 138
Share your concept design early 138
Creating your final proposal 139
Mapping your ideas 139
Drawing 140
Modelling 144
Using technology 145
Additional maps 146
Further information 146
Implementation details 149
Summary 150
Design proposal flowchart 151
Implementation 152
Breaking down the task 152
Start small and work out from well-managed areas 152
Factors that influence task prioritisation 153
Least change for greatest effect 153
Design around the limiting factors 153
Resource availability 154
Dependencies (a.k.a. precedences) 154
Yeomans Keyline scale of permanence 154
Creating a simple implementation plan 155
Creating a project management plan 156
Critical Path Analysis 158
Overseeing a project implementation 159
Summary 161
Maintenance and Evaluation 162
Creating a maintenance plan 162
The need for ongoing evaluation 163
Summary 164
Implementation and maintenance flowchart 165
Presenting to a Client 166
Presentation flowchart 169
Beyond Land Design 172
Designing processes 172
Designing zone 00 176
Designing social structures 181
Reflecting on the Process 184
A Call to Action 185
Appendices 186
References 186
Full design process flowchart 187
Resources 188
Online materials 188
Recommended reading 188
Glossary 190
PART THREE ~ Beyond Land Based Design
3
Observation skills
Patterns
One of the first things we notice when
we observe natural ecosystems is that
certain patterns keep appearing,
in many situations and at varying
scales. These patterns occur in both
time and space, and while the for-
mer determine our routines, the
latter are often only considered for
their beauty. However, natures most
common patterns have evolved over
many millennia