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 ====== Social Permaculture ======
-===== What is social permaculture =====
+===== What is social permaculture? =====
 [[:permaculture|Permaculture]] is a word coined by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Mollison|Bill Mollison]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Holmgren|David Holmgren]] from "permanent" & "culture" / "agriculture" in the 1970's.
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 In the last decade there has been great developments in the field of social permaculture as it has become clear that not everyone is able to or indeed wants to live the homesteading life in the country. One such developments came from [[http://loobymacnamara.com/home/|Looby McNamara]] who authored [[http://loobymacnamara.com/people-and-permaculture/|People & Permaculture]] in which the design web is presented.
+===== Why is it important? =====
+Social permaculture recognizes that the care for us as people is an important factor when it comes to designing for sustainable living, to ensure that our needs are met but not at the expense of the earth we need to be equipped with tools that enable us to make those decisions and find solutions to match them.
+In an increasing chaotic and unstable environment we are faced with challenges that are unprecedented. It is within ourselves that we will find the resilience to thrive despite the adversities that our communities are facing.
+It provides tools and knowledge about how we can inter – relate, motivate, inspire, act collaboratively and effectively to bring about positive benefits for the planet and people. It celebrate the value and effectiveness of applying permaculture principles and design to all relationships.
+===== Courses =====
+  * [[courses:permaculture_design_for_happiness|]]