▁assumption ▁that ▁people ▁and ▁the ▁planet ▁should ▁come ▁first , ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁human ▁well - be ing , ▁not ▁economic ▁growth , ▁which ▁should ▁be ▁prior it ized . ▁ ▁Where as ▁the ▁highest ▁aim ▁of ▁sust ain able ▁development ▁is ▁to ▁satisfy ▁fundamental ▁human ▁needs ▁today ▁without ▁comprom ising ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁future ▁gener ations ▁to ▁satisfy ▁their s , ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁reg ener ative ▁design ▁is ▁to ▁develop ▁rest or ative ▁systems ▁that ▁are ▁dynamic ▁and ▁emer gent , ▁and ▁are ▁benef icial ▁for ▁humans ▁and ▁other ▁species . ▁This ▁reg ener ation ▁process ▁is ▁particip atory , ▁iter ative ▁and ▁individual ▁to ▁the ▁community ▁and ▁environment ▁it ▁is ▁applied ▁to . ▁This ▁process ▁int ends ▁to ▁rev ital ize ▁communities , ▁human ▁and ▁natural ▁resources , ▁and ▁society ▁as ▁a ▁whole . ▁ ▁In ▁recent ▁years ▁reg ener ative ▁design ▁is ▁made ▁possible ▁on ▁a ▁larger ▁scale ▁using ▁open ▁source ▁so cio - ▁technical ▁platforms ▁and ▁techn ological ▁systems ▁as ▁used ▁in ▁S MA RT ▁cities . ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁includes ▁community ▁and ▁city ▁development ▁processes ▁like ▁gather ing ▁feedback , ▁particip atory ▁govern ance , ▁sort ition ▁and ▁particip atory ▁budget ing . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Perm ac ulture ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁perm ac ulture ▁was ▁developed ▁and ▁co ined ▁by ▁David ▁Hol m gren , ▁then ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁Tas man ian ▁College ▁of ▁Advanced ▁Education ' s ▁Department ▁of ▁Environment al ▁Design , ▁and ▁Bill ▁M oll ison , ▁senior ▁lect