Centro de Permacultura de Nazareth - Una alternativa para la reconstrucción socio-ambiental en Sumapaz

Abstract

This research has a purpose the implementation of a permaculture center in the town of Sumapaz, in the populated center of the Nazareth district. The research develops based on the extraction of the most significant aspects concerning the operation of a set of “Self-sustaining settlements”, as we have called this type of life that has as its greatest ally the place where they are located; self-sustaining settlements such as, phalansteries, familisteries, kibbutz, ecovillages and permaculture centers, visions that have in common the searching for a life focused on sustainable development. The objective is to design a space for training in good agricultural and livestock practices, focused on the development of activities related to permaculture, ecotherapy and ecotourism, which strengthens the vocation of the sector and provides better opportunities for its residents. Promoting the conservation of natural resources and driving the creation of sustainable settlements. The contribution of this project to society is the creation of a space for environmental learning and the application of self-sustainability understood as "The ability of an agroecosystem to maintain itself over the time without degrading the environment, without losing its economic viability, and with social equity." (Gliessman, 1998, p. 347).