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After reading “Green Earth” by Kim Stanley Robinson in such a short time, I am left with many questions regarding parts of the story we skipped and things I may have missed. Rising above these, however, is the lingering feeling of concern for how the author imagines humankind will react…

What struck me when reading Kim Stanley Robinson’s Green Earth is how the politicians changed their views on climate change as soon as they were subject to a natural disaster. Senator Phil Chase was the prime example of this in the novel. At first, he did not regard global warming…

What role, if any, might permaculture play in designing nature’s futures? I’d like to write about the concepts behind permaculture that I believe are relevant for embracing the challenges of designing nature’s futures. When we watched Inhabit in class, one of the strongest questions that emerged from the narrative was:…

Permaculture is something that should be implimented into society. It come from the combination of words permanent and agriculture. One key phrase that I took out of the film was that we are in the mindset that we have is to do less damage to the Earth. This is the…

After experiencing the movie from Thursday’s class, I cannot envision a positive future for nature without permaculture. The solutions enacted in the movie opened my eyes to impactful, attainable change that anyone can participate in. They also instilled immense hope into my vision of the future, which is no small feat. My earlier blog…

I believe permaculture plays an essential role in spurring change for designing nature’s future. Permaculture embraces the farming philosophy that our agriculture system should be sustainable and locally sourced, mimicking the natural patterns found in ecosystems. While watching the movie in class, what most impacted me was the message permaculture…

Permaculture is a creative design process based on whole-systems thinking informed by ethics and design principles that feature on this site. Permaculture is certainly going to play a major role in nature’s future. I love this way of thought because it has not only proven to be a successful principle…

What role, if any, might permaculture play in designing nature’s futures? I believe that permaculture plays a critical role in designing nature’s futures. As mentioned in the film we watched in class, permaculture is defined by not looking at our footprint as a negative consequence. Instead, we should focus on…

When we think of the future, we often think of new innovation such as sustainable newly built houses on white roads, or homes with computers that can make fish as we saw in Pacific Edge. One of the reason many people are weary about the hopes of humanity is because…

Q: Should permaculture be a part of designing nature’s future A: I think it should be, but it will face an uphill battle to be a significant part of nature’s future. People are comfortable with the familiar – change requires effort and investment in uncertainty.  Mainstream change only occurs if…