Category: Water and water resources
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Naturelike Construction in the Altai Mountains
This is an implementation brief for a large site we’re designing in the Altai Republic. Our goals The plans for the Altai site require the team’s attention to these main success factors: In permaculture design, we integrate all information about the land and environment, and make recommendations that allow developers to make the best possible…
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Water management in arid climates
Arid landscapes present unique challenges in water management, because these are generally places with low precipitation and high evaporation. So the main goal of water management in these landscapes is to minimize evaporation. Evaporation is a big problem, not only because it robs you of water, but because of what the water leaves behind: salt.…
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Water management in humid climates
There are several tools that we use in permaculture for water management in humid landscapes, but the main one is systems of ponds with connected swales. This system is only viable on flat land, or on slopes less steep than 20%. This system captures and pacifies water flows and soaks them into the landscape. The…