In 2015 I began my Masters studies in climate change adaptation planning and sustainability at the Centre for Alternative Technology, Wales. Through the coursework offered in this degree I have studied topics such as ecosystem services, environmental economics and politics, sustainable building methods, energy provision and post-disaster settlement planning. Learning more about these topics in an academic context has strengthened my permaculture thinking and in turn, permaculture has given me system thinking tools with which to draw these ideas together.
Pippa Buchanan 