Redesigning Ecological Settlements 2021 - In conversation with Prof. Declan Kennedy
Channel: Daniel Christian Wahl
Date: 2021-12-09

Dr. Daniel Christian Wahl talks with Prof. Declan Kennedy about the 14 principles of sustainable urban design and construction that Declan and his wife Margrit articulated as their vision of ecological settlements in their 1996 book, Designing Ecological Settlements (p. 228).

The book can be found in the Kennedys' online library:
https://www.kennedy-bibliothek.info/c...

0:00:10 Introduction & Background to the Book
0:06:15 A settlement of diversity
0:07:47 A settlement on a human scale
0:13:43 A settlement of short distances
0:15:21 A settlement based on occupant responsibility 
0:19:45 A settlement which uses as little space as possible
0:21:05 An energy-efficient settlement
0:23:02 An emission-free settlement
0:24:20 A quiet and beautiful settlement
0:27:49 A settlement which values water
0:31:41 A predominantly waste-free settlement
0:32:28 A settlement of healthy buildings
0:37:19 A settlement of native species and productive plants
0:41:24 A settlement of creative conflict solving
0:47:17 A settlement of human values
0:53:47 About Permaculture

Produced by Jörn Strauss