The Natural Heritage Society

of Oamaru Inc

Local Action on Peak Oil and Climate Change

Weekend Forum

Sat 14th & Sun 15th April 2007

Oamaru

Speakers:

David Holmgren

Co-originator of Permaculture Design

David is an environmental design consultant and author. His work concentrates on sustainable communities and land use. Together with Bill Mollison he wrote Permaculture One in 1978.

David has presented workshops on Permaculture Principles in the context of Peak Oil in many countries including Japan, Europe, Canada and the USA.

www.holmgren.com.au

Extract from Wikipedia:
"David Holmgren (born 1955) is an ecologist, ecological design engineer and writer. He is perhaps most well known as co-originator of the permaculture concept with Bill Mollison. David Holmgren is a controversial figure. Through the spread of permaculture around the world, his environmental theory has exerted a global influence."

Dr Susan Krumdieck

Energy Systems Researcher

University of Colorado and now senior lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Canterbury.

She is an engineering researcher in energy systems. Her work is to enable people to plan for change and to re-build local communities for a low energy future.

Susan's topic for the Forum will be planning for change:
“What will life be like for our children if we do nothing? How to start planning for change now.”