Permaculture as a Systemic Design practice

65 Pages·2017·2.1 MB·English

OCAD University Open Research Repository
Faculty of Design
2015
Permaculture as a Systemic Design
practice: Contributions, challenges, and
new developments
Cassel, John Benjamin
Suggested citation:
Cassel, John Benjamin (2015) Permaculture as a Systemic Design practice: Contributions,
challenges, and new developments. In: Relating Systems Thinking and Design (RSD4)
2015 Symposium, 1-3 Sep 2015, Banff, Canada. Available at
http://openresearch.ocadu.ca/id/eprint/2042/
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Grounded and Rooted
The Ethics-led Design Systems of
Agroecology
John B. Cassel, Agrible
Designers
Discover
Needs
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Bariatric Support
Germ Resistance
Easy Cleaning
Breathability
Sittris
http://www.sittris.com/brochures/Sittris_Company_Brochure_2009.pdf.
Caregiver Ergonomics
We Hope Certain
Needs are Already
Obvious
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How?
Don’t stakeholders have their
own needs?
http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kwmu/files/201310/DorotheaLange_MigrantMother.jpg
Isn’t a neutral perspective
required?
Care for the
Flourishing
of Life
How?
Reshaiq Bayramli,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flower_and_bee.JPG
Who understands life and
human needs?