Permaculture Design: A step by step guide

To me, this book maps the world of Permaculture. When moving from simple design to something more complex, particularly if planning to buy land and designing your future around sustainable permaculture principles, or advising someone else who intends to do it, complexity grows so quickly that 'design tools' become essential in getting a clear understanding of what to do. Aranya's publications have always been a delight to read and to follow and this one is a masterpiece from an expert in the field and his book-making team. A truly massive amount of data is packed into a 191 page A5 size book yet the contents are so clearly and logically set out that the contents are easily read and readily understandable and it covers everything very thoroughly but without the slightest feeling of being condensed - an amazing feat in itself! Anyone considering going beyond the small garden, or who wants an interesting read and enlightenment, should get this book. It is also a must-have reference book for anyone's Permaculture library and a guaranteed re-read for lots of years to come.

Great book. Quite technical but full of great info and Aranya (who I had the pleasure of being taught my PDC by) is superbly clever and sets out a permaculture project in easy sensible logical steps. This is Def one for the jacket pocket while designing small or large projects.

I liked its emphasis on planning a well laid out plot of land no matter what size. There is a lot of detail on mapping that is outdated, when you can use Google earth to map and measure your plot. It is a book about designing layout of land and is not about planting and growing crops / flowers etc

I have bought it before wanting to set up a garden, however from reading through, it covers the concepts of designing in great detail. Whereas other books tell you principles of permaculture and which plants go here or there. what the designs could look like. This book is all about how to design your garden. Such a great guide for those like me who will be starting from scratch with no design background

A beautiful very good and interesting book.

This is just about Project Management related to Permaculture. Nothing to do with the growing technical processes

You will definitely like this book. Have many practical examples. I especially like the garden design part, the way the author explain is amazing.

First of all, it's a fun book to read; easy format, font and language usage (especially for someone who's mother tongue isn't English). The book is more about general Design rules and how to teach designers to become teachers themselves, applied on Permaculture. Don't expect him to hold your hands via the book, you have to grow as a person by reading this and make your own decisions. Anyone who is interested in broadening their mind on gardening and the design thinking that goes behind it should read this book. The only down point is a lack of in-depth information, raw data examples for instance but this would make the book a lot bigger and uncomfortable to carry around. Enjoy reading it! I had a blast.

I good read for understanding Permaculture.

Très bon livre mais je n'y ai pas trouvé les informations que j'espérais. On y trouve notamment toute la partie méthodologie pour faire un design mais pas du tout les informations techniques permettant de : - se fixer des objectifs réalistes - quels éléments mettre les uns à côté des autres pour avoir plein d'interaction. Tous les livres sur la permaculture en évoquent quelques uns mais pas un ensemble qui permettrait à un novice de se lancer sereinement dans un design.

Permaculture Design by Aranya fulfills the purpose that the author intended for the book: to be a straightforward guide that you can pick up and read just the section you need or all of it. Each chapter is well-written and uses plain language anyone can grasp. The parts, chapters, sections organization of the book makes it easy to find what you're looking for, and I appreciated the many online resources provided as well. The book is a bit of a slow read if have already read Permaculture: A Designer's Manual by Bill Mollison, and that would indicate Aranya took sufficient time to explain the basics to someone with no prior knowledge of permaculture. There is redundancy in the book, but again, this book is meant for anyone to be able to read in any order, so yeah, I think the author's objective for the book was accomplished. I did learn some new things from this book, too, so I find my time and money was well-spent on this book.

Great read. A good book if you are into the subject matter! Give it a read! Well worth the money.

El libro es un resumen del proceso de diseño, no profundiza en los elementos teóricos, éticos o filosóficos de la permacultura. Es un manual para tener en la mano mientras trabajamos en el diseño de nuestro espacio, y un material de consulta constante, ideal para revisar y evaluar nuestros avances y corregir errores. No es un sustituto del manual de Mollison, más bien un excelente complemento para bajar a tierra este maravillosos sistema de diseño de sistemas ecológicos. Absolutamente recomendable.