“I thought if something was a good idea, we should be able to apply it to ourselves as guinea pigs and do something with it, rather than just tell other people what they should do.” People Author:David Holmgren
“A lot of people do get stuck on the idea that they can't pour energy into something unless they own it. Given the current situation, property ownership is getting more and more unlikely. And it is not the essential part. If you're able to roll with adaption, and build the skill base of being a really useful person, there are so many more opportunities. And that's a skill for the future, because that's what the world is going to be like.” PeopleWorldOpportunityEnergySituationPropertyStuckOwnership Author:David Holmgren
“Although it is tempting to think of these natural landscapes as reflecting a stability in climactic and geologic forces, long periods of climactic and geophysical stability actually result in a rundown of the energy available to ecosystems and people. Geologically young regions with recent mountain building and volcanism tend to be much more biologically productive and have supported large populations of people despite their vulnerability to natural disasters. Geologically old regions (like most of Australia) tend to have low biological productivity and supported fewer people.” PeopleThinkingLongYoungEnergyForceNaturalResultsBuildingPeriodsMountainLowsPopulationAvailableProductivityDisasterDespiteLandscapeVulnerabilityProductiveAustraliaRegionsStabilityFewerReflectingEcosystemsTemptingNatural Disaster Author:David Holmgren
