PDC PDC Community & Social Permaculture

Question 1

What does the permaculture principle 'Care for People' emphasize in community design?

Accepted Answer

Ensuring human needs are met through equitable access to resources, community support, and fair participation

Answer

Care for People is one of the three permaculture ethics, recognizing that social well-being and equitable human systems are inseparable from ecological health.

Question 2

In social permaculture, what is a 'commons'?

Accepted Answer

A shared resource managed collectively by a community according to agreed rules

Answer

A commons is any resource—land, water, knowledge—governed and maintained collectively by a defined community through participatory agreements rather than private or state ownership.

Question 3

Which design tool is commonly used in PDC courses to map community needs, resources, and relationships?

Accepted Answer

Community asset mapping

Answer

Community asset mapping identifies existing strengths, skills, relationships, and resources within a community, forming the basis for resilient social permaculture design.

Question 4

What is a 'transition town' in the context of community permaculture?

Accepted Answer

A community-led initiative to build resilience and reduce fossil fuel dependence through local action

Answer

Transition Towns are grassroots community initiatives inspired partly by permaculture that work to build local food, energy, and economic resilience as an alternative to fossil fuel dependence.

Question 5

How does permaculture apply 'zone 0' to human social systems?

Accepted Answer

Zone 0 represents the self and household—the starting point for personal and community change

Answer

In social permaculture, Zone 0 extends inward to the self—values, mindset, and household practices—as the foundation from which all broader community and ecological change radiates.

(PDC) Permaculture Design Certification Practice Test

(PDC) Permaculture Design Certification Practice Test

PDC PDC Community & Social Permaculture