Permaculture One: A Perennial Agriculture for Human Settlements

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Permaculture One: A perennial agriculture for human settlements was originally published in 1978, kickstarting the permaculture movement. It is the only book co-authored by the two originators Bill Mollison and David Holmgren. This new facsimile edition is a fully searchable scan of a first edition copy and includes a new preface by David Holmgren reflecting on the decades since it was first written. Preface to Facsimile Edition of Permaculture One Original Book Cover Acknowledgements and Dedication Index 1.0 Introductory Comment. Permaculture Defined 1.1 Sources of Data 1.2 Availability and Selection of Species 1.3 Orientation and Aims 2.0 Origins, Directions and Principles 2.1 Agricultural Origins 2.2 Modern Agriculture 2.3 Agricultural Futures 2.4 Permaculture - Future System 2.5 Permaculture - Basic Characteristics 2.6 Ecosystem Stability and Diversity 2.7 Yields 2.8 Energy Costs 2.9 Labour Inputs 2.10 Establishment and Maintenance 2.11 Plant Material - Cultural Diffusion 2.12 Perennial Forms of Annuals 2.13 Aboriginal Agriculture 3.0 Self-sufficiency 4.0 Products from Permaculture 4.1 Food 4.2 Medicinal Substances 4.3 Fibres 4.4 Animal Products 4.5 Timber 4.6 Tans and Dyes 4.7 Miscellaneous 4.8 Fuel from Permaculture and Its Effective Use 4.9 Permacultural Technology 4.10 Some Intrinsic Properties of Biological Systems 5.0 Permaculture - The Cultivated Ecosystem 5.1 Natural Ecosystem Models 5.2 Permaculture and Landscape 5.3 Structure and Edge in Permaculture 5.4 Permacultural Evolution 5.5 Pest Control in Permaculture 6.0 Site Planning 6.1 Landform 6.2 Climate 6.3 Microclimate 6.3.1 Topography 6.3.2 Soils 6.3.3 Vegetation 6.3.4 Water Masses 6.3.5 Man-made Structures 6.3.6 Planning With Microclimate 6.4 Spatial Relationships in Permaculture 6.4.1 Zoning 6.4.2 Sector Planning 6.4.3 Access 6.5 Water Retention and Supply - Aquaculture 6.5.1 Aquaculture 6.6 Soils 6.7 Fire Control 7.0 System Establishment 7.1 Species Selection 7.2 Plant Propagation 7.3 Planting and Maintenance 7.4 Structures and Enclosures 7.5 Soils: Management and Improvement 8.0 Permaculture and Animals 8.1 Feeding 8.2 Animal Interaction and Association 8.3 Notes on Animal Species 8.4 Pasture and Browse in Permaculture 8.5 Design for a Duck and Hen Run 8.6 Bees 9.0 Fungi in Permaculture 10.0 Urban Evolution, and the Flight to the Land 10.1 Permaculture in Cities and Towns 10.2 Urban Strategies 10.3 Urban Sheet Mulching 10.4 Permaculture and Urban Neurosis 10.5 A Concise Re-statement of Concepts, Possibilities and Principles 10.6 As a Final Statement 11.0 The Permaculture Tree Appendix A - Sources of Species and Information Appendix B - Catalogue of Plants Appendix C - Formal Classification of Selected Species Appendix D - List of Main References About Melliodora Publishing