Permaculture Design: A Step by Step Guide

I good read for understanding Permaculture.

Permaculture Design by Aranya fulfills the purpose that the author intended for the book: to be a straightforward guide that you can pick up and read just the section you need or all of it. Each chapter is well-written and uses plain language anyone can grasp. The parts, chapters, sections organization of the book makes it easy to find what you're looking for, and I appreciated the many online resources provided as well. The book is a bit of a slow read if have already read Permaculture: A Designer's Manual by Bill Mollison, and that would indicate Aranya took sufficient time to explain the basics to someone with no prior knowledge of permaculture. There is redundancy in the book, but again, this book is meant for anyone to be able to read in any order, so yeah, I think the author's objective for the book was accomplished. I did learn some new things from this book, too, so I find my time and money was well-spent on this book.

Great read. A good book if you are into the subject matter! Give it a read! Well worth the money.

To me, this book maps the world of Permaculture. When moving from simple design to something more complex, particularly if planning to buy land and designing your future around sustainable permaculture principles, or advising someone else who intends to do it, complexity grows so quickly that 'design tools' become essential in getting a clear understanding of what to do. Aranya's publications have always been a delight to read and to follow and this one is a masterpiece from an expert in the field and his book-making team. A truly massive amount of data is packed into a 191 page A5 size book yet the contents are so clearly and logically set out that the contents are easily read and readily understandable and it covers everything very thoroughly but without the slightest feeling of being condensed - an amazing feat in itself! Anyone considering going beyond the small garden, or who wants an interesting read and enlightenment, should get this book. It is also a must-have reference book for anyone's Permaculture library and a guaranteed re-read for lots of years to come.

Ich habe ein Buch gesucht, mit dem man ohne teure Permakultur Design Kurse belegen zu müssen, ein Stück Land verantwortungsvoll selbst designen und gestalten kann. Wer etwas Vorahnung hat, um was es bei PK geht und auch schon seinen grünen Daumen benutzt hat, wird mit diesem Buch gut angeleitet, Land permakulturell zu gestalten. Allein oder in einer Gemeinschaft, sehr individuell. Schritt für Schritt wird erklärt, wie ein Plan vom Land entsteht (Ressourcen, Schwächen, Wünsche zusammentragen, Gegebenheiten vor Ort, Vermessung, Anfertigen einer Karte,...) Sehr gelungen finde ich auch die Methodensammlung um kleinere und größere Gruppen voranzubringen und über Differenzen hinwegzuhelfen, Ziele zu definieren, etwas Gemeinsames wachsen zu lassen. Sehr fundiertes Buch von einem kompetenten Autor der auch über die Arbeit mit Gruppen bescheid weiß.