Land tenure and community governance is an aspect of permaculture which is vitally important, but generally remains unseen. For this reason it is oftern refered to as part of 'invisible structures'. We need to ensure that the physical systems we create are able to be maintained and developed long into the future.

Group work

• Transition initiatives
• Meeting methods and techniques
• Open space
• Facilitation skills
• Consensus
• Conflict resolution

 

Legal structures

• Cooperatives
• Development Trusts
• Community Interest Companies

 

Housing

• Housing cooperatives
• Co-housing
• Eco-villages

 

Land holding and land access

• Land trusts
• Usufruct
• Land share schemes