Permaculture Principles & Pathways Beyond Sustainability

David Holmgren builds on the extraordinary success of the permaculture concept and

the global permaculture movement to provide a more cerebral and controversial

contribution to the sustainability debate - including an exploration of how mainstream

concepts of sustainability dodge the critical issue of global energy peak; and proposing

ways to live within nature’s limits while providing a secure future for everyone.

Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability brings into focus

the powerful and still evolving permaculture concept he pioneered with Bill

Mollison in the 1970’s. It draws together and integrates 25 years of thinking and

teaching to show a whole new way of understanding and action behind a simple

set of design principles, taking step by step look at the 12 Permaculture Concepts.

This book provides refreshing perspectives on a range of environmental issues and

shows how permaculture is much more than a system of gardening. For anyone seriously

interested in understanding the foundations for sustainable design and culture, this book

is essential reading.