Permaculture
Coined by Australians Bill Mollison and David Holmgren during the 1970s, permaculture is a fusion of permanent agriculture as well as permanent culture. The term describes designed human settlements and agricultural systems meant to mimic the interelationships found in natural ecologies.
Sources:
-- “Permaculture,” Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permaculture
-- “What Is Permaculture?” The Permaculture Research Institute. http://permaculture.org.au/what-is-permaculture/
