Change here now - Adam Brock

Award-winning social entrepreneur and permaculturalist Adam Brock draws from ecology, sociology, community economics, social justice, and indigenous practices the world over to present more than one hundred proven solutions for building more resilient, equitable, and sustainable communities. Outlining strategies for consciously redesigning our social and economic systems to mimic nature's resilience and abundance, Brock organizes his narrative around the pattern language framework developed by architect Christopher Alexander and his colleagues in the 1970s. Each "pattern" represents an archetype: a flexible solution to a problem encountered again and again in our society. Each strategy is geared towards a fundamental element of a healthy society and can be documented and taught in a manner that makes it easy to replicate. Addressing topics such as interdependent communities, decolonization, self care, economics, community governance, and education, Social Permaculture includes how-to guides, case studies, and much more to help anyone looking for meaning in a chaotic world to incorporate these patterns into their lives.