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Kim Stanley Robinson on Permaculture
I was delighted to find this interview with Kim Stanley Robinson on the Permaculture & Regenerative Design News weblog. Robinson, one of my favorite sci-fi authors, often weaves themes related to permaculture, climate change, and sustainability into his books. (At permaculture class, I thought often about his book, The Wild Shore
From the interview:
We have the theory, we have the technologies. What we lack is the political power, the will, the cultural support, the supportive economics. So to say at this point that it’s impossible to avoid a crash is factually wrong, and it really only is saying that we are whipped politically and can never win, or that people are too stupid and selfish, greedy or fearful, ever to do things right. That’s a view that feeds into the power of the few over the many, that obstructs progress, that also, given the various hard-won successes of past history and politics, is factually wrong and cheaply cynical. Too easy, even cowardly. Well, I don’t need to be saying this to a permaculture audience. The optimism I advocate as policy (and temperament if you’re lucky!) is inherent in the philosophy and practice of permaculture.
It was also interesting to learn that Robinson and his family are residents of the famous (in permie circles) Village Homes. Robinson cites this sustainable planned community as an influence on his work.
