Ética de la permacultura
La ética del cuidado de la tierra, el cuidado de las personas y la distribución justa constituyen la base del diseño de permacultura, pero también se encuentran en la mayoría de las sociedades tradicionales. La ética son mecanismos culturalmente desarrollados que regulan el interés propio, lo que nos permite comprender mejor los resultados positivos y negativos.
Cuanto mayor sea el poder de los humanos, más crítica se vuelve la ética para la supervivencia cultural y biológica a largo plazo.
La ética de la permacultura es el resultado de la investigación sobre la ética comunitaria y del aprendizaje de culturas que han existido en relativo equilibrio con su entorno durante mucho más tiempo que las civilizaciones más recientes.
Esto no significa que debamos ignorar las grandes enseñanzas de los tiempos modernos, pero en la transición hacia un futuro sostenible, necesitamos considerar valores y conceptos fuera de la norma social actual.
cuidado de la tierra
people care
fair share
Earth care
Provision for all life systems to continue and multiply.
Fair share
Setting limits to population and consumption so that people do not take more than what is needed. By governing our own needs, we can set resources aside to further the above principles. This principle is also described as share the surplus.
People care
Provision for people to access those resources necessary for their existence.
Permaculture emphasizes patterns of landscape, function, and species assemblies. It determines where these elements should be placed so they can provide maximum benefit to the local environment. Permaculture maximizes useful connections between components and synergy of the final design. The focus of permaculture, therefore, is not on individual elements, but rather on the relationships among them. Properly done, the whole becomes greater than the sum of its parts. Permaculture seeks to minimize waste, human labor, and energy input and maximize benefits through synergy.
Permaculture design is founded in replicating or imitating natural patterns found in ecosystems because these solutions have emerged through evolution over thousands of years and have proven to be effective. As a result, the implementation of permaculture design will vary widely depending on the region of the earth it is located in. Because permaculture's implementation is so localized and place specific, scientific literature for the field is lacking or not always applicable. Design principles derive from the science of systems ecology and the study of pre-industrial examples of sustainable land use.