Course detail

Introduction to permaculture design 1

FaVU-1UPDAcad. year: 2024/2025

The course is designed as a series of consecutive lectures. Within each class, students will learn about the general definition of permaculture design and the circumstances of its emergence. Further lectures and exercises will deal with the individual principles of permaculture design and how they can be applied to other anthropogenically created structures. At the end of the semester, the students of the course will also get acquainted with the issues of permaculture design of human communities and environmental activism. The Introduction to Permaculture Design course is followed in the summer semester by practically oriented field trips and workshops taught within the course Modular teaching of technologies (Workshop).

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Entry knowledge

Previous experience in the field of permaculture design is not necessary.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

For admission to the examination, which takes the form of a written test, the following conditions are set: active participation in the class (2 unexcused absences allowed, higher absences can be compensated by submitting an assignment based on an alternative assignment in agreement with the teacher) and submission of the final assignment, which will be discussed in the form of a colloquium.
Teaching takes place in the classrooms of FFA BUT in the hours determined by the timetable. The minimum attendance is 85%. Substitution of missed classes takes place after agreement with the teacher in the form of alternative assignments.

Aims

The aim of the course is to offer students a basic orientation in the key concepts, principles and theories of permaculture design. This is presented in the context of the wider development of modern environmental awareness as one of the possible responses to the climate crisis. Gradually, the audience will learn more about the different areas of interest of permaculture and will also become familiar with the practical applications of permaculture design, both for the purposes of their own creation and other activities of an anthropogenic nature.
Completion of the course should help students to orient themselves in the basic terms of permaculture design and the possibilities of their application in their own work or other activities. In addition, students will learn the basics of subsistence farming and an environmentally friendly approach to their surroundings.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

D’Alisa G, Demaria F, Kallis G. DEGROWTH: A Vocabulary for a New Era. Routledge; 2015. 212 s. ISBN: 9781138000773
Fowkes M, Fowkes R.: Art and sustainability. In Morray J., Cawthorne G., Dey C. & . Andrew C., editors. Enough for all forever: A handbook for learning about sustainability. Champaign, Illinois: Common Ground, 2012. s. 215-228.
Hemenway T. The Permaculture City: Regenerative Design for Urban, Suburban, and Town Resilience. Vermont: Chelsea Green Publishing Company; 2015. 288 s. ISBN: 1603585265
Holmgren D. Permakultura: Principy a cesty nad rámec trvalé udržitelnosti. Svojanov: PermaLot; 2006. 296 s. ISBN: 80-239-8125-0
Johanisová N. Růst či nerůst? Sedmá generace. 22. února 2011; 20(1): 3-5.
Macnamara L. People & Permaculture. England: Permanent Publications; 2012. 295 s. ISBN: 978-1-85623-087-2
Mollison B, Holmgren D. Permaculture One. A Perenial Agriculture for Human Settlements. Transworld Publishers; 1978. 128 s. ISBN: 0552980609
Mollison B. Permaculture: A Designers' Manual. Australia: Tagari Publications; 1988. 574 s. ISBN: 0908228015
Mollison B. Permaculture Two: Practical Design for Town and Country in Permanent Agriculture. Australia: Tagari Publications; 1979. 150 s. ISBN: 0908228007
Smith R, Hertzberg M, Westphal R. A Consensus Handbook: Co-operative decision-making for activists, co-ops and communities. England: Seeds for Change Lancaster Co-operative ltd; 2013. 224 s. ISBN: 978-0957587106

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme VUM_B Bachelor's 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    4 year of study, winter semester, elective
    3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    4 year of study, winter semester, elective
    3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    4 year of study, winter semester, elective
    3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    4 year of study, winter semester, elective
    3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    4 year of study, winter semester, elective
    3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    4 year of study, winter semester, elective
    3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    4 year of study, winter semester, elective
    3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    4 year of study, winter semester, elective
    3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    4 year of study, winter semester, elective
    3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    4 year of study, winter semester, elective
    3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    4 year of study, winter semester, elective
    3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    4 year of study, winter semester, elective
    3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    4 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme DES_M Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
    1 year of study, winter semester, elective
    1 year of study, winter semester, elective
    1 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Seminar

8 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Permakultura – Co? Kdy? Proč? Jak? Kde? Základní principy permakulturního designu včetně etických pravidel. Je vůbec možné dosáhnout udržitelnosti v umělecké tvorbě?

2. Nakládání s vodou (způsoby schraňování dešťové vody, vodní stavby, možnosti závlahy, aquakultura, aquaponie).

Půda a její vlastnosti (druhy zeminy, mikrobiologie půdního prostředí).

3. Základy genetiky pro pěstitele (Na co přišel G. J. Mendel? Co je to generace F1? Co jsou to nehybridní odrůdy? Jak si vyšlechtit vlastní odrůdu? Co je to semenaření?).

Polykultury/monokultury (výhody/nevýhody, mezidruhová spolupráce).

4. Dřeviny (výsadba, povýsadbová péče).

Městská permakultura (samozásobitelství, veřejná zeleň, guerilla gardening).

5. Jak vytvořit plán pro kultivaci prostoru prostřednictvím permakulturního designu? (zadání úkolu)
Permakulturní design lidských společenstev.

6. Ekologie a aktivismus.
Návrhy permakulturního designu zvolených stanovišť a jejich a konzultování.

 

Practical class

8 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Field trip

8 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer