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Pacific Univ. Winter III Course

ENV-155

Landscape Master Planning: A Permaculture Perspective

Pacific University – January ‘09

Please find below the assigned readings for the course.  More will be posted as the course proceeds.

Reading Assignment #1
“An Eclectic Approach to the Skills of Reading Landscape and their Application to Permaculture Consultancy” By David Holmgren

Reading Assignment #2
Brattleboro Food Co-Op Assessment Report – This is a superb example of an indepth project assessment report carried out by associates at the Regenesis Group (www.regenesisgroup.com) and others.

Reading Assignment #3
Designing for Permaculture – Transcript of a 1981 lecture by Bill Mollison.  Please read and write a 1-page response for Monday.

Reading Assignment #4
Dan Hemenway’s (Barking Frog Permaculture) Design Report Requirements. It’s but the text is huge, and it’s a quick read.  As you read, take note of all of the good thinking he’s picked up from years of experience of consulting.  There is a lot of embodied knowledge of what works and what doesn’t.  Feel free to just skim the first 6-10 pages.  When he starts talking about the report itself, pay attention!