{"id":22123,"date":"2020-07-09T14:52:16","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T14:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allcodesarebeautiful.com\/permakultur-im-web\/"},"modified":"2024-07-19T17:43:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T15:43:41","slug":"permaculture-on-the-web","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allcodesarebeautiful.com\/en\/permaculture-on-the-web\/","title":{"rendered":"Online permaculture: This is how sustainably websites can grow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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<\/em>Permaculture is widely known as a sustainably structured agricultural system. We\u2019ll show you how the twelve principles of permaculture can also be applied to designing websites in a sustainable and inclusive way. This will not not only cut CO2, but also save you time and energy.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you\u2019d prefer to go straight to the twelve permaculture principles of web design,\ncome this way<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Internet causes climate change<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Internet and online activities are leaving a huge ecological footprint. Before we look at how to make the web more sustainable, let\u2019s start with some hard facts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Can you guess…?<\/h4>\n

How does the IT sector rank in terms of global energy consumption?<\/p>\n

3rd place<\/h5> \n
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How many times could you fly from Paris to New York with the energy used for a year\u2019s worth of email traffic in a company with 100 employees?<\/p>\n

13 times there & back<\/h5>\n
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What percentage of global greenhouse gas emissions do data centres account for? \nClue: it’s the same as the entire aviation industry.<\/p>\n

2%<\/h5>\n
\nSource: Der Standard<\/a><\/small>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

It is undeniable: the Internet damages our environment and consumes resources<\/a>. These resources are mainly consumed by energy-intensive data centres,<\/strong> which require large amounts of energy for their server cooling systems. In Germany, the Internet and data centres use as much electricity as the entire city of Berlin. And energy consumption<\/strong> is likely to increase in the years ahead. This is why it is so important to use the Internet consciously and responsibly<\/strong>. As web designers, we and others who actively shape the web<\/strong> have a particular responsibility here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Test: How climate friendly is your website?<\/h4>\n

Find out how energy efficient your website is and whether there is room for improvement.\n<\/p>\nGo to the Website Carbon Calculator<\/a><\/strong>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What is permaculture?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The concept of permaculture originated in agriculture and horticulture; it is based on observing and emulating natural ecosystems and cycles<\/strong> as an alternative to industrial agriculture<\/strong>. The aim of permaculture is to establish innovative, future-oriented and sustainable agriculture<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this context, sustainability<\/strong> was considered in its true sense, rather than the diluted version often used today, namely as the principle that no more should be consumed than can grow back, regenerate and be made available again in the future. (Source: German original from Duden dictionary<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Permaculture is a creative design approach, that responds to a world of decreasing energy and resource availability.”<\/em><\/p>David Holgrem, co-creator of permaculture<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Permaculture has now developed into a holistic concept that can also be applied to groups or urban areas, for example. The keywords here are social permaculture<\/a> and transition town<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are three guiding principles to the concept of permaculture:<\/p> \n