Mollison's Permaculture Principles: Functional Design

 

http://www.permaculturefundamentals.com/?p=55

After he lays out the fundamental Permaculture principles of Gaian Ethics (Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share) and instructs us on the properties and best uses of Energy, Bill Mollison (through Brett Pritchard's excellent digest of his principles) then turns to the basics of design that is both energy efficient and ethically responsible: Stability, Multifunctionality, Mutual Support, and Relative Location. These cards are self-explanatory, so I feel no need to comment further on them.

Here are the Pritchard's Mind Maps that go along with these (all derived, as always, from Mollison's magnum opus, the Permaculture Designer's Manual):

http://www.permaculturefundamentals.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/4_STABILITY.pdf

http://www.permaculturefundamentals.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/5_MULTIFUNCTIONALITY.pdf

http://www.permaculturefundamentals.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/6_SUPPORT.pdf

http://www.permaculturefundamentals.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/7_RELATIVE_LOCATION.pdf