BO4131 Permaculture 1
This course introduces the concept of permaculture design and its role in integrating sustainable, regenerative systems into any landscape. Students learn to understand how the core set of permaculture design principles and ethics guides every step of the design process – bringing natural patterns into design, utilizing ecological principles, connecting design elements with function and utilizing natural sources of energy as it flows through a design site. A lab component explores elements of practical design including pattern recognition, reading the landscape, flow diagrams, zone and sector analysis, data collecting, basic drafting skills, as well as mapping and design exercises. Practicum design teams are discussed and assembled.
Prerequisite
Admission into holistic landscape design program or permission of program chair