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Permaculture Design Principle 3

Multiple sources for each need

Multiple Sources For Each Need - Every function should be supported by many elements

Good design ensures that all important functions can withstand the failure of one or more element. If every system has a back up, it can continue to function.

Read an interesting article on The Permacultural Activist site, Expect the Unexpected, Design for Catastrophe

  1. Relative Location - Where stuff in the right place
  2. Each Element Performs Multiple Functions - Multitasking
  3. Multiple Sources for Each Need - Redundancy planning to reduce failure
  4. Energy Efficient Planning - Zoning & sectors
  5. Using Local Biological Resources - "Think globally, Act Locally"
  6. Cycling of Energy - Reconnecting movement of energy
  7. Optimum Sizing & Stacking - Intensive systems under control
  8. Accelerating Plant Succession and Evolution- Working with Nature, not against Her
  9. Polyculture and Diversity of Species - Resilience and resistance to pest attacks
  10. Increasing "Edge" Within a System - Increasing productivity through edge effects and natural patterns

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