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Subject: [permaculture] NATIONAL ECO-TECH SHOW
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 11:56:14 +1000
NATIONAL ECO-TECH SHOW
Dates:
Wednesday February 25 to Sunday February 29, 2004
Location:
Otara, Auckland
Aims:
To create a wide-ranging and diverse exposition of innovative and
appropriate technologies from New Zealand and elsewhere, that together
demonstrate enriching as well as sustainable ways of living, within the
resource capacity of our planet.
To engage tangata whenua (Maori) to work closely with us to ensure that
the
principles of Kaitiakitanga permeate through the event and beyond
To encourage leaders of Aotearoa/NZ in government, business and the
community to come together in an enriching and supportive environment
and
increase their awareness of the challenges and issues we all face at the
beginning of the 21st century.
To explore the relationships between social, economic and environmental
objectives and the way in which they interact.
To celebrate the efforts and initiatives many people are taking on
aspects
of appropriate and sustainable living, and provide a forum where they
can
demonstrate their activities and develop linkages and connections.
To run many workshops at the Expo and beyond, with field trips and
tours to
demonstrate the issues and possible solutions.
The activities and workshops of the exposition include:
Land use patterns
Layout of cities and rural land
Integrated transport systems.
Community development.
Housing people in communities.
Healthy building & living spaces.
Renewable energy sources and use
Waste recovery as a resource
Triple bottom line reporting
Water harvesting & purification
Organic growing - ecological farming.
Soil fertility enhancement
Diversity of food plants - seed saving.
Appropriate machinery.
Protecting the margins
Local economies: roles of gift & barter.
Wild places
Description: Permaculture in New Zealand (PINZ) is convening an
Exposition
in 2004. The intention is to provide a stimulating and extraordinary
experience for the participants, while making a major contribution to
the
range of skills and knowledge available for sustainable living. One main
purpose is to demonstrate the benefits of integrating available
techniques
and linking together people and their ideas and activities ˆ the whole
being
greater than the sum of the parts.
A number of inter-linked events are planned:
An Expo of technologies & strategies for appropriate and sustainable
living.
These technologies and strategies will be drawn form all over the
world, and
include New Zealand innovations. People experienced in the
technologies/strategies and their practical applications will be
available
for workshops and demonstrations. The Expo will showcase the
technologies/strategies and show how they can be linked together to
provide
viable alternatives while ensuring sustainable resource use.
This includes:
Energy ˆ renewable sources, efficient use & conservation
Housing ˆ building materials, living spaces, subdivision
Transport ˆ modes of transport, fuels, emissions, integrated use
Community ˆ developing inter-relationships, working co-operatively,
planning, celebrating diversity, coping with disasters
Resources ˆ use of land, water & air; use of minerals; re-cycling
Protection ˆ of soil, water and air; of margins and special places
Organisation ˆ money systems, triple bottom line monitoring, measuring
wealth
Conference/Workshops
An interactive and participatory conference of workshops and discussion
groups, with a wide range of examples of strategies, technologies,
design
techniques, projects etc, and sessions with inspirational speakers about
visions and practices. The conference will be focused on ecological
design
and ways of living sustainably within the resource capacity of our
planet.
Some of the issues covered include:
Permaculture Hui - Fri 20 - Sun 22 Feb
A convergence of people who hold a Permaculture Design Certificate, to
workshop issues of permaculture and environmental education,
international
linkages and educational or technology transfer activities, pooling of
knowledge and resources, and a sharing of successful strategies and
examples.
Intensive land use projects
Including inner city on site papakainga development.
On-going projects that demonstrate an integration of activities and
functions, and include intensive food production in an urban setting,
resource (Œwaste‚) re-cycling, water quality enhancement, environmental
diversity etc, set within marae-based and educational communities. They
will
give a practical reality to the principles of ecological design and the
integration of activities that gives resilience from diversity. They
will
also provide inspiration and empowerment to the people involved, to take
action, and continue to develop a sustainable lifestyle through
cooperative
endeavours.
Tours and field trips:
To see working examples both near the conference site and in other
parts of
New Zealand.