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Permaculture
"Permaculture" is a portmaneau of "permanent agriculture." This is a term coined, copyrighted and trademarked by Bill Mollison of Tasmania and Australia, in reference to the paradigm he developed for developing a holistic, systems based methodology to the human relationship to the environment, particularly in agricultural and horticultural management. Reference to his work is as follows:
Permaculture One: A Perennial Agricultural System for Human Settlements
Bill Mollison & David Holmgren, Tagari Publications 1990, Australia
Permaculture Two ?
Bill Mollison, Tagari Publications 1988, Australia
Permaculture: A Designer's Manual,
Bill Mollison, Tagari Publications 1988, Australia
I believe his framework, methodology and philosophy to be entirely consonant and complementary to the general notion of earthbound metacultural development. His books and related texts on the subject by David Holmgren and others are well worth their price and their weight.
The links to the primary portals of this framework are found below:
