I'm a big fan of permaculture and I also believe it's a movement that will keep growing in the future. When I lived in France I used to dream of having my own permaculture garden but had to make do with my balcony, one day I'll make my own permaculture garden though :)

Here's a very interesting documentary about how Cuba applied permaculture principles to deal with their oil crisis following the collapse of the Soviet Union:

Another good starting point for more information about permaculture is any of the books by Bill Mollison, considered the "father" of permaculture.