Essays about: "permaculture"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 47 essays containing the word permaculture.

  1. 11. Permaculture in the South of Brazil – the start of a silent revolution? : Examined through farm visits in Santa Catarina and Minas Gerais

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Daniela Torstensson Portocarrero; [2022]
    Keywords : Permaculture;

    Abstract : This dissertation, Permaculture in the South of Brazil – the start of a silent revolution? examines the role of permaculture in farms that undergo agroecological transitions. The overall aim is to shed light on how the concept could enable a sustainable agricultural sector. READ MORE

  3. 12. Towards sustainable communities - An analysis of permaculture initiatives in Scania, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Johanna Lindell; [2022]
    Keywords : permaculture; social learning; barriers; sustainability science; communication; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In current times of climate crisis, we need to transform our way of living to be more resilient and sustainable. Sustainable initiatives are important for this transformation and should be encouraged and supported by our politicians and leaders. READ MORE

  4. 13. Gaia Terra. Permaculture in an Ecovillage Setting

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Melina Thaler; [2022]
    Keywords : Permaculture; Body; Health; Community; regenerative; Conviviality; Human ecology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In a profit-dominant narrative/world and a commodifying social-ecological system, the interactions between humans, environment and nature show us complex inequity and effects on the interwovenness of human health and the health of the environment. In this study, I aim to depict a different approach to human well-being. READ MORE

  5. 14. Digging for Common Ground : Exploring how Practitioners of Alternative Farming Methods are replicating Principles of Traditional Ecological Knowledge

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Finn Rogge; [2021]
    Keywords : Permaculture; Regenerative Agriculture; Traditional Ecological Knowledge; Global Food System; Rural Development;

    Abstract : As a result of the harmful environmental practices found within the industrial agricultural system and the various negative accompanied socioeconomic consequences to health, local livelihoods, and resilience of rural communities, there has been an increasing global interest in Alternative Food Networks (AFNs) and alternative farming practices, such as permaculture and regenerative agriculture, that envision a more environment-friendly and equitable food- and agricultural system. At the same time, the potential of Indigenous woldviews and knowledges, such as Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), to introduce more environment-friendly land use practices and to reshape our understanding of nature becomes more publicly, but also scientifically acknowledged in the management of natural resources. READ MORE

  6. 15. Odlingsmässiga faktorer i permakultur- och skogsträdgårdar : en intervjustudie av fem utövare i Sverige

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Jesper Hagerman Borgström; [2021]
    Keywords : permakultur; skogsträdgård; odlingssystem; permaculture; forest garden; growing systems;

    Abstract : I dagens samhälle är det vanligt att använda mineralgödsling och bekämpningsmedel för att maximera skörden och minska arbetet vid odling på stora åkrar av en eller ett par grödor. Men denna typ av odling har visat sig vara miljömässigt ohållbar. READ MORE