This document describes several global permaculture projects that are working to address environmental problems in a sustainable way. It discusses projects in Iraq, Macedonia, Thailand, Peru, and Massachusetts that are using permaculture principles to regenerate landscapes and communities. The projects focus on earthworks, agroforestry, appropriate technology, food production, and cultural preservation through integrated food, energy and economic systems.
Carbon-Negative Chocolate and the New Realm of Ecosystemic Investing. We will present new ecosystemic investment opportunities and facilitate activities on systems-thinking for economic regeneration and financial permaculture. Our goal is to develop clear permaculture business language to capture and direct the large capital investments that are available whether from private or public sectors.
A global tour of sustainable permaculture design. Includes audio of Ethan Roland (AppleSeed Permaculture) presenting the slideshow at the Northeastern Organic Farmer's Association (MA-chapter) winter conference, January 2008.
This document provides an overview of environmental studies as a subject. It defines environment and environmental literacy. Environmental studies deals with issues affecting living organisms and draws from many disciplines. The document discusses the scope of environmental studies, including natural history, dependence on nature, renewable and non-renewable resources. It also addresses the importance of environmental studies and provides examples of key environmental thinkers and leaders in India.
This document discusses the need for a rational, fact-based approach to environmental issues rather than one driven by ideology. It notes that some environmental organizations and discussions are more ideological than rational. While environmentalists have made important contributions, some of their stances are problematic, such as blanket opposition to technologies like genetic engineering, nuclear energy, and large-scale agriculture without considering their benefits or risks objectively. The document advocates assessing risks scientifically rather than assuming new technologies are inherently bad due to their scale or association with large companies. Overall it calls for a balanced, nuanced discussion of environmental challenges that weighs both risks and opportunities.
The document discusses the impacts of climate change on various species and ecosystems in India. It notes that climate change threatens species like the snow leopard, lesser fishing eagle, whale shark, and Olive Ridley turtle by destroying their habitats. It also discusses how climate change endangers forests, which play an important role in carbon sequestration. Deforestation accounts for 26% of India's greenhouse gas emissions. The document calls for actions like preventing deforestation, developing renewable energy, and enacting policies to combat climate change in order to protect the environment and human livelihoods.
- The document discusses various types of natural resources and energy resources.
- It categorizes natural resources as either renewable (can be replenished) or non-renewable (cannot be replenished) and lists examples of each.
- It also discusses different sources of energy - both renewable sources like solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal and non-renewable sources like coal, petroleum and natural gas. Specific details are provided about technologies that harness different renewable energy sources.
This document provides definitions and overview information about the environment and environmental studies. It defines environment as the sum of surrounding conditions, including both biotic and abiotic factors, that influence living organisms. Environmental science is described as the interdisciplinary study of how living things interact with each other and their non-living surroundings. The key components of the environment - the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere - are also summarized. The document then discusses the relationship between humans and the environment and the impacts of technology before concluding with summaries of environmental degradation and sustainable development.
Carbon-Negative Chocolate and the New Realm of Ecosystemic Investing. We will present new ecosystemic investment opportunities and facilitate activities on systems-thinking for economic regeneration and financial permaculture. Our goal is to develop clear permaculture business language to capture and direct the large capital investments that are available whether from private or public sectors.
A global tour of sustainable permaculture design. Includes audio of Ethan Roland (AppleSeed Permaculture) presenting the slideshow at the Northeastern Organic Farmer's Association (MA-chapter) winter conference, January 2008.
This document provides an overview of environmental studies as a subject. It defines environment and environmental literacy. Environmental studies deals with issues affecting living organisms and draws from many disciplines. The document discusses the scope of environmental studies, including natural history, dependence on nature, renewable and non-renewable resources. It also addresses the importance of environmental studies and provides examples of key environmental thinkers and leaders in India.
This document discusses the need for a rational, fact-based approach to environmental issues rather than one driven by ideology. It notes that some environmental organizations and discussions are more ideological than rational. While environmentalists have made important contributions, some of their stances are problematic, such as blanket opposition to technologies like genetic engineering, nuclear energy, and large-scale agriculture without considering their benefits or risks objectively. The document advocates assessing risks scientifically rather than assuming new technologies are inherently bad due to their scale or association with large companies. Overall it calls for a balanced, nuanced discussion of environmental challenges that weighs both risks and opportunities.
The document discusses the impacts of climate change on various species and ecosystems in India. It notes that climate change threatens species like the snow leopard, lesser fishing eagle, whale shark, and Olive Ridley turtle by destroying their habitats. It also discusses how climate change endangers forests, which play an important role in carbon sequestration. Deforestation accounts for 26% of India's greenhouse gas emissions. The document calls for actions like preventing deforestation, developing renewable energy, and enacting policies to combat climate change in order to protect the environment and human livelihoods.
- The document discusses various types of natural resources and energy resources.
- It categorizes natural resources as either renewable (can be replenished) or non-renewable (cannot be replenished) and lists examples of each.
- It also discusses different sources of energy - both renewable sources like solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal and non-renewable sources like coal, petroleum and natural gas. Specific details are provided about technologies that harness different renewable energy sources.
This document provides definitions and overview information about the environment and environmental studies. It defines environment as the sum of surrounding conditions, including both biotic and abiotic factors, that influence living organisms. Environmental science is described as the interdisciplinary study of how living things interact with each other and their non-living surroundings. The key components of the environment - the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere - are also summarized. The document then discusses the relationship between humans and the environment and the impacts of technology before concluding with summaries of environmental degradation and sustainable development.
The multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies and natural resources Maitry Agrawal
The document discusses the multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies and natural resources. It notes that environmental studies draw from many fields like biology, geology, chemistry, physics, engineering, sociology and more. It also outlines the scope of environmental studies, including the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere. Additionally, it discusses the importance of environmental studies, types of natural resources, the roles of individuals and governments in conservation, and achieving a more sustainable lifestyle through more equitable use of resources.
This document provides an overview of environmental studies and related topics. It defines environment and environmental science, explaining that environmental science is an interdisciplinary field involving biology, chemistry, politics, and more. It discusses why studying the environment is important and outlines the productive, aesthetic/recreational, and option values of nature. The document also describes several prominent Indian institutions focused on environmental issues and conservation.
1) Environmental studies is a multidisciplinary field that examines the natural environment, human impacts on the environment, and sustainable management of resources.
2) The environment consists of living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) components that interact with each other as well as an energy source. It can be divided into four main spheres: the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere.
3) Humans have significantly altered the natural environment through activities like overpopulation, urbanization, agriculture, and industry. Environmental education aims to increase awareness of environmental issues and teach skills to promote sustainable development.
Applying the principles of permaculture in schoolyard projects reinforces values of resourcefulness, stewardship, and sustainability
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For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
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Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
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Companion Planting Increases Food Production from School Gardens
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
The document discusses various topics related to ecological restoration including:
1) Ecological restoration aims to reverse degradation and reestablish ecosystems, though returning to the original condition is rarely possible. Common restoration methods include reintroduction of species, remediation of pollution, and reclamation of degraded sites.
2) Examples of restoration projects include restoring forests in Vermont, prairies in Wisconsin and Oklahoma, and wetlands in Colorado and the Everglades. The Bermuda cahow bird was reestablished through protection programs.
3) Factors like fire and grazing by animals like bison are important for maintaining certain ecosystems like oak savannas and prairies but require restoration efforts to reestablish.
This report summarizes an ecological restoration project conducted from March to May 2014 at Indian Creek Nature Reserve in Oxford, Ohio. The project focused on restoring a prairie and forest that had become infested with invasive species like amur honeysuckle and autumn olive. Methods used included herbicide application, cutting plants, and conducting a controlled prairie burn. The project aimed to remove invasives and promote native plant growth. Biodiversity measurements were taken in the forest before and after invasive removal. The restoration efforts were deemed a success, and future monitoring will assess the long-term health of the restored habitats.
Matter Covered :
1. Definition 2. Scope 3. Importance
4. Renewable & Non-Renewable Resources
5. Natural Resources & Associated Problems
6. Forest Resources
7. Forest Functions
8. Water Resources
9. Over utilization and pollution of surface and groundwater
10. Mineral Resources
11. Food Resources & Its Alternatives
12. Energy Resources & Its Types
13. Land Resources & Its Related Problems
14. ROLE OF AN INDIVIDUAL IN CONSERVATION
OF NATURAL RESOURCES
15. EQUITABLE USE OF RESOURCES FOR
SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES
Introduction to environment and environmental studiesSURYAKANTVERMA2
“Environmental studies” is the scientific study of our environment and our place in it.
Definition: “Environmental studies” is the study of environmental issues.
It has broader coverage than environmental science and includes social aspects of environment also.
This document discusses harnessing biogas production through biomethanation to generate energy from organic waste while protecting the environment. Key points include:
- Sewage and organic waste can be processed in anaerobic digesters to produce biogas (methane), soil amendments, and remediated water.
- Biomethanation is more cost effective than incineration or chemical treatment and can help restore polluted groundwater by reducing sewage infiltration.
- Challenges with past biogas projects involved inadequate training, management failures, and unreliable biogas markets, but new technologies and understanding of operations management have improved success rates.
The document provides an overview of a unit on the environment taught by Daniela A. Ayala. The unit covers ecosystems and relationships between living things, environmental problems, and protecting the environment. It includes objectives, topics, links to additional resources, and sample classroom activities.
This document provides an overview of environmental studies as an interdisciplinary field. It defines key terms like environment, biotic and abiotic factors. It describes the four spheres of the environment - atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere. It discusses the interaction between living organisms and their surrounding environment. It also outlines the positive and negative impacts of human activities and technology on the environment. The document emphasizes that environmental studies considers both scientific and social aspects to develop a holistic understanding of environmental issues.
This document provides an overview of restoration ecology and ecological restoration. It discusses key concepts like ecosystem structure and function, disturbance and succession, resistance and resilience, fragmentation and reference ecosystems. It also describes the need for restoration ecology due to increasing threatened species. As a case study, it outlines mangrove restoration efforts in Andhra Pradesh, India from 1997-2004 that were aimed at regenerating degraded mangrove forests through activities like digging canals to reduce salinity and planting mangrove saplings. Measurement of the project's success included regrowth of indigenous species and self-sustainability of the restored ecosystems.
This document discusses the importance and multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies. It states that environmental studies deals with every issue that affects organisms and takes a multidisciplinary approach incorporating fields like biology, geology, chemistry, physics, engineering, sociology and more. It emphasizes that humans depend greatly on natural resources and ecosystems for survival and that modern development has led to overuse and degradation of these limited resources in unsustainable ways. Understanding our environment from different perspectives and asking questions about our own resource use and its impacts is important to promote more sustainable lifestyles.
Environmental studies deals with every aspect that affects living organisms, including biology, geology, chemistry, physics, engineering, sociology, health, anthropology, economics, statistics, computers, and philosophy. It aims to create awareness, knowledge, positive attitudes, skills and participation towards the environment. There is a need for public awareness and individual action to protect our limited natural resources and environment from degradation, as human activities are threatening our life support systems like water, air, soil and forests. Several institutions in India are working towards environmental education, conservation, research and creating awareness.
Our environment consists of both natural and man-made elements that surround us. It includes living things like plants and animals as well as non-living things like oceans, soil and human structures. Environmental science seeks to understand our relationship with the natural world and find balanced solutions to problems in order to protect both the environment and human well-being. While human activities like agriculture, industry and population growth have degraded natural systems, environmental science can help limit impacts and maintain ecological functioning to achieve sustainability.
Futre Of Agroforestry Science Dg Seminarguestd2d93b8
The document discusses how major institutions are increasingly recognizing agroforestry's potential to address issues like climate change, poverty, and land degradation. Climate change in particular is driving interest, as agriculture and forestry account for 20% of greenhouse gas emissions. The author argues agroforestry can transform farming by increasing carbon storage through reduced tillage and more trees. Adopting agroforestry worldwide could offset 1 gigaton of annual carbon emissions. The document predicts agroforestry will become seen as central to addressing climate change and sustainability goals.
This document discusses the history and process of straw bale construction. It notes that straw bale construction dates back to the late 1800s with the first recorded structure being a schoolhouse in Nebraska in 1886. It provides examples of still standing straw bale structures from over 100 years ago. Additionally, it outlines the benefits of straw bale construction in terms of using agricultural waste, energy efficiency, sustainability and lower life cycle costs. The document addresses common questions about the durability, structural supports, pest resistance, fire safety and load capacity of straw bale buildings. It then describes the step-by-step process of building a straw bale home through laying foundations, stacking bales, adding a roof, finishing with stuc
Project S.T.R.A.W. is building a passive solar strawbale house in Seneca County, Ohio to be completed by summer 2011. The project aims to educate people about affordable and sustainable building using natural materials like strawbale insulation. Features include passive solar design, solar panels, and the goal of net zero energy usage. Volunteers are helping with construction to both save costs and teach others sustainable building techniques.
The multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies and natural resources Maitry Agrawal
The document discusses the multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies and natural resources. It notes that environmental studies draw from many fields like biology, geology, chemistry, physics, engineering, sociology and more. It also outlines the scope of environmental studies, including the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere. Additionally, it discusses the importance of environmental studies, types of natural resources, the roles of individuals and governments in conservation, and achieving a more sustainable lifestyle through more equitable use of resources.
This document provides an overview of environmental studies and related topics. It defines environment and environmental science, explaining that environmental science is an interdisciplinary field involving biology, chemistry, politics, and more. It discusses why studying the environment is important and outlines the productive, aesthetic/recreational, and option values of nature. The document also describes several prominent Indian institutions focused on environmental issues and conservation.
1) Environmental studies is a multidisciplinary field that examines the natural environment, human impacts on the environment, and sustainable management of resources.
2) The environment consists of living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) components that interact with each other as well as an energy source. It can be divided into four main spheres: the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere.
3) Humans have significantly altered the natural environment through activities like overpopulation, urbanization, agriculture, and industry. Environmental education aims to increase awareness of environmental issues and teach skills to promote sustainable development.
Applying the principles of permaculture in schoolyard projects reinforces values of resourcefulness, stewardship, and sustainability
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases Food Production from School Gardens
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
The document discusses various topics related to ecological restoration including:
1) Ecological restoration aims to reverse degradation and reestablish ecosystems, though returning to the original condition is rarely possible. Common restoration methods include reintroduction of species, remediation of pollution, and reclamation of degraded sites.
2) Examples of restoration projects include restoring forests in Vermont, prairies in Wisconsin and Oklahoma, and wetlands in Colorado and the Everglades. The Bermuda cahow bird was reestablished through protection programs.
3) Factors like fire and grazing by animals like bison are important for maintaining certain ecosystems like oak savannas and prairies but require restoration efforts to reestablish.
This report summarizes an ecological restoration project conducted from March to May 2014 at Indian Creek Nature Reserve in Oxford, Ohio. The project focused on restoring a prairie and forest that had become infested with invasive species like amur honeysuckle and autumn olive. Methods used included herbicide application, cutting plants, and conducting a controlled prairie burn. The project aimed to remove invasives and promote native plant growth. Biodiversity measurements were taken in the forest before and after invasive removal. The restoration efforts were deemed a success, and future monitoring will assess the long-term health of the restored habitats.
Matter Covered :
1. Definition 2. Scope 3. Importance
4. Renewable & Non-Renewable Resources
5. Natural Resources & Associated Problems
6. Forest Resources
7. Forest Functions
8. Water Resources
9. Over utilization and pollution of surface and groundwater
10. Mineral Resources
11. Food Resources & Its Alternatives
12. Energy Resources & Its Types
13. Land Resources & Its Related Problems
14. ROLE OF AN INDIVIDUAL IN CONSERVATION
OF NATURAL RESOURCES
15. EQUITABLE USE OF RESOURCES FOR
SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES
Introduction to environment and environmental studiesSURYAKANTVERMA2
“Environmental studies” is the scientific study of our environment and our place in it.
Definition: “Environmental studies” is the study of environmental issues.
It has broader coverage than environmental science and includes social aspects of environment also.
This document discusses harnessing biogas production through biomethanation to generate energy from organic waste while protecting the environment. Key points include:
- Sewage and organic waste can be processed in anaerobic digesters to produce biogas (methane), soil amendments, and remediated water.
- Biomethanation is more cost effective than incineration or chemical treatment and can help restore polluted groundwater by reducing sewage infiltration.
- Challenges with past biogas projects involved inadequate training, management failures, and unreliable biogas markets, but new technologies and understanding of operations management have improved success rates.
The document provides an overview of a unit on the environment taught by Daniela A. Ayala. The unit covers ecosystems and relationships between living things, environmental problems, and protecting the environment. It includes objectives, topics, links to additional resources, and sample classroom activities.
This document provides an overview of environmental studies as an interdisciplinary field. It defines key terms like environment, biotic and abiotic factors. It describes the four spheres of the environment - atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere. It discusses the interaction between living organisms and their surrounding environment. It also outlines the positive and negative impacts of human activities and technology on the environment. The document emphasizes that environmental studies considers both scientific and social aspects to develop a holistic understanding of environmental issues.
This document provides an overview of restoration ecology and ecological restoration. It discusses key concepts like ecosystem structure and function, disturbance and succession, resistance and resilience, fragmentation and reference ecosystems. It also describes the need for restoration ecology due to increasing threatened species. As a case study, it outlines mangrove restoration efforts in Andhra Pradesh, India from 1997-2004 that were aimed at regenerating degraded mangrove forests through activities like digging canals to reduce salinity and planting mangrove saplings. Measurement of the project's success included regrowth of indigenous species and self-sustainability of the restored ecosystems.
This document discusses the importance and multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies. It states that environmental studies deals with every issue that affects organisms and takes a multidisciplinary approach incorporating fields like biology, geology, chemistry, physics, engineering, sociology and more. It emphasizes that humans depend greatly on natural resources and ecosystems for survival and that modern development has led to overuse and degradation of these limited resources in unsustainable ways. Understanding our environment from different perspectives and asking questions about our own resource use and its impacts is important to promote more sustainable lifestyles.
Environmental studies deals with every aspect that affects living organisms, including biology, geology, chemistry, physics, engineering, sociology, health, anthropology, economics, statistics, computers, and philosophy. It aims to create awareness, knowledge, positive attitudes, skills and participation towards the environment. There is a need for public awareness and individual action to protect our limited natural resources and environment from degradation, as human activities are threatening our life support systems like water, air, soil and forests. Several institutions in India are working towards environmental education, conservation, research and creating awareness.
Our environment consists of both natural and man-made elements that surround us. It includes living things like plants and animals as well as non-living things like oceans, soil and human structures. Environmental science seeks to understand our relationship with the natural world and find balanced solutions to problems in order to protect both the environment and human well-being. While human activities like agriculture, industry and population growth have degraded natural systems, environmental science can help limit impacts and maintain ecological functioning to achieve sustainability.
Futre Of Agroforestry Science Dg Seminarguestd2d93b8
The document discusses how major institutions are increasingly recognizing agroforestry's potential to address issues like climate change, poverty, and land degradation. Climate change in particular is driving interest, as agriculture and forestry account for 20% of greenhouse gas emissions. The author argues agroforestry can transform farming by increasing carbon storage through reduced tillage and more trees. Adopting agroforestry worldwide could offset 1 gigaton of annual carbon emissions. The document predicts agroforestry will become seen as central to addressing climate change and sustainability goals.
This document discusses the history and process of straw bale construction. It notes that straw bale construction dates back to the late 1800s with the first recorded structure being a schoolhouse in Nebraska in 1886. It provides examples of still standing straw bale structures from over 100 years ago. Additionally, it outlines the benefits of straw bale construction in terms of using agricultural waste, energy efficiency, sustainability and lower life cycle costs. The document addresses common questions about the durability, structural supports, pest resistance, fire safety and load capacity of straw bale buildings. It then describes the step-by-step process of building a straw bale home through laying foundations, stacking bales, adding a roof, finishing with stuc
Project S.T.R.A.W. is building a passive solar strawbale house in Seneca County, Ohio to be completed by summer 2011. The project aims to educate people about affordable and sustainable building using natural materials like strawbale insulation. Features include passive solar design, solar panels, and the goal of net zero energy usage. Volunteers are helping with construction to both save costs and teach others sustainable building techniques.
Built-in furniture offers advantages over freestanding furniture by being less expensive and allowing for more creative interior design with unlimited space. Built-in furniture can be part of the interior architecture. Straw bale construction uses bales of straw as an insulative building material stacked like blocks. It provides economic and environmental benefits but has challenges with moisture and permitting. Structurally, it can be load-bearing or use a post and beam frame, and testing has shown straw bale walls outperform standard wood frame walls in terms of fire resistance and strength.
This document describes the Straw-Bale Eco-Center project at Ball State University, which involved students and faculty demonstrating sustainable building techniques. It summarizes:
1) The project involved architecture, landscape architecture, and natural resources students who constructed the first load-bearing straw bale building in the region as a teaching facility.
2) Phase I resulted in the building's construction and a LEED Gold rating, funded by a $10,000 EPA grant. Performance monitoring of energy use and bale moisture is ongoing.
3) Phase II aims to further integrate the building with the landscape through designs awaiting additional funding.
This document describes the process of building a straw bale home over multiple seasons. It details laying the foundation in February, compacting and pouring concrete footings. In the hottest day of the year, 500 straw bales were delivered and stacked to begin construction of the walls. Framing was completed with the help of others, including standing up roof trusses. Gradually, the straw bale walls took shape through careful measuring, cutting, and placing of each bale. Tar paper was installed and stucco mesh was applied and sewn to the bales before plastering the exterior. While construction continued through the winter with tarps surrounding the house, interior walls were laid out before more finishing work inside the home
The document provides a summary of the process of building a straw bale home over multiple seasons. It describes laying the foundation, erecting the frame, installing insulation and siding made of straw bales, plastering interior and exterior walls, adding interior finishes like drywall and flooring, and eventually moving into the newly completed home. The building process spanned several seasons and was a significant undertaking involving many steps from site preparation to final details.
Este documento presenta una introducción a la construcción con paja. Explica que la paja es un excelente aislante térmico y material estructural cuando se empaqueta en balas. Describe varios sistemas constructivos como el método Nebraska, de postes y vigas, y marcos compresivos. También cubre detalles como cimientos, ventanas, cubiertas, y requisitos legales. El objetivo es promover la bioconstrucción con paja como una alternativa ecológica y sostenible.
Cosmo City and will serve as a model for sustainable, community-oriented design. RDP Reconstruction and Development Program
The Schoolhouse South Africa project is a partnership between Cornell Cornell students are researching building techniques, materials, and systems CUSD Cornell University Sustainable Design
University Sustainable Design and Education Africa to design and build an appropriate for the local context to inform the design of a 6,000 square foot SSA Schoolhouse South Africa
early childhood development center in Cosmo City, South Africa. Cornell crèche. The project aims to provide critical social infrastructure for Cosmo
students will research sustainable building practices and design the crèche, City residents through community engagement
The document discusses different natural building techniques using straw, cob, and light clay. It provides a brief history of straw bale construction in the 1800s Nebraska and describes how straw bales are used to form insulating and durable load-bearing walls. Cob construction is summarized as a mixture of clay, sand, straw and water used to create freeform walls that are structurally stable. Light clay techniques are also outlined as a German tradition of filling wood frames with straw or other materials coated in clay slip.
This document outlines an energy efficient pilot project in Ukraine. It discusses (1) developing energy efficient building concepts and raising awareness, (2) traditional Ukrainian buildings that are naturally efficient, and (3) key strategies for an efficient building envelope including compact design, passive solar gains, high insulation, and minimizing air leakage and heat bridges. The goals are to demonstrate best practices and train local architects and builders on efficient construction techniques.
This document discusses permaculture design principles for farmers. It originated in the 1980s and focuses on ecological and ethical approaches to agriculture. Some key points include:
- Permaculture emphasizes earth care, people care, and fair share of resources.
- It uses design patterns like zone planning and sector analysis to efficiently arrange elements on the landscape.
- Techniques include forest gardening, perennial food crops, integrated animals, and water harvesting.
- The goal is to create sustainable farm systems that are productive but also regenerate the land and care for the environment and community.
The document summarizes key topics in environmental science, including the goals and interdisciplinary nature of the field. It describes how human activities like hunting, agriculture, and the Industrial Revolution have impacted the environment over time. As populations and resource usage have increased, major environmental problems have emerged like resource depletion, pollution, and loss of biodiversity. Understanding these issues is important for maintaining a healthy relationship between humans and the environment.
This document discusses permaculture as an integrative design approach for sustainable living. It addresses current issues like peak oil and climate change. Permaculture was developed in the 1980s and involves designing agriculturally productive landscapes that mimic natural ecosystems. It focuses on earth care, people care, and fair share of resources. Examples are given of applying permaculture principles in both rural and urban settings. The document promotes learning more about and getting involved in permaculture.
The document discusses ecological footprints and their impact. It defines ecological footprints as the amount of biologically productive land and sea area required to supply the resources a human population consumes and waste it produces. It notes that individuals, cities, and countries all have ecological footprints based on their production and consumption of goods and services, which use land and energy resources. It suggests methods to reduce ecological footprints, such as using more efficient forms of transportation, improving agricultural practices, and reducing consumption overall.
Regenerative Agriculture as a Farming SolutionNelCoetzee
By: Jay Fuhrer. Rebuilding and maintaining life in the soil is directly linked to the longevity and reliability of our future agriculture; recognizing plants, animals, and soils evolved together over geological time
Ecosystem Investing and Financial Permaculture - practical solutions for a regenerative economic future. Learn more at http://www.regenerativedesigns.wordpress.com
Conventional vs organic agriculture: Cornelia Harris, Cary Institute of Ecosy...Teaching the Hudson Valley
This document discusses the major concerns with conventional agriculture, including water pollution from animal waste and fertilizers, water and land use changes, impacts on animals and ecosystems, and human health issues. It then explores alternatives like organic agriculture, agroecology, and integrated pest management. Specifically, it examines the problems of nitrogen pollution from fertilizers and animal waste, large-scale livestock production, and proposes solutions like using legumes for natural nitrogen fixation and moving toward smaller, more sustainable farms and food systems.
This document discusses environmental ethics and provides resources for teaching about environmental issues. It defines environmental ethics as dealing with the relationship between humans and nature. Key questions addressed include how to value nature and the moral status of animals. Theories from philosophers like Arne Naess and Aldo Leopold are explained, such as Leopold's land ethic. Various environmental issues like climate change, pollution, and intensive farming are outlined. The document suggests teaching methods like using audiovisual materials to promote awareness of issues and cultivate empathy and responsibility toward nature.
Inch by inch, row by row: some botanical information to help your garden growDawn Bazely
These slides are from my talk for the Royal Canadian Institute for Science, on April 6, 2017, at Mississauga Public Library, main branch: http://rciscience.ca/lectures/winter-2017-rcitalks/
Here is the summary:
'The Nobel prizewinner, Albert Szent-Györgi, reminded us that photosynthesis is “what drives life”, and “is a little current, kept up by the sunshine”. Every plant can take in carbon dioxide and water, and make simple sugars, while giving off oxygen. We will discuss some botany basics to enhance your appreciation of flowers, fungi, seaweed and bacteria, and this information will help you to plan your garden better. Dawn’s husband grew okra, ladies’ fingers, in their Toronto garden in 2016.
Dawn is a professor of Biology in the Faculty of Science at York University in Toronto, where she has taught since 1990. She was Director of IRIS, the university-wide Institute for Research and Innovation in Sustainability (2006-11 and 2012-14). At IRIS, Dawn’s mission was to develop, lead and support interdisciplinary research on diverse fronts. The Globe and Mail’s 2014 Canadian University Report singled her out as York University’s HotShot Professor. Dawn trained as an ecologist in the field of plant-herbivore interactions, and has carried out extensive field research in grasslands and forests, from temperate to Arctic regions. She holds a B.Sc. (Biogeography and Environmental Studies) and M.Sc. (Botany) from the University of Toronto. Her D.Phil. in Zoology, from Oxford University’s Edward Grey Institute in Field Ornithology, looked at sheep grazing behaviour. She is a grass biologist who urges people to think about digging up their lawns!'
Environmental science is the study of how humans interact with the environment. It aims to understand and solve environmental problems through many contributing fields like ecology, chemistry, geology, and social sciences. There are several branches of environmental science like atmospheric science, ecology, environmental chemistry, and geosciences that study different aspects of the environment and are important in dealing with issues like pollution, resource use, and conservation. Throughout history, human activities from hunting-gathering to agriculture and the industrial revolution have impacted the environment in both beneficial and problematic ways.
Brazil ppt 10 18 16 presentation version.pptxremineralize
Remineralization involves applying finely ground rock dust and minerals to restore depleted soils and increase crop yields and nutrition. It can store carbon in soils to stabilize the climate. Studies show corn grown with glacial rock dust produced 65 bushels per acre, significantly more than nearby farms using chemical fertilizers, and with higher nutrient levels. The organization Remineralize the Earth facilitates a global movement to create more nutrient-dense food through better soil health.
Mangrove Restoration to Advance Climate Solutions RILearn
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Global permaculture-in-action
1. Global Permaculture in
Action
Ethan C. Roland, AppleSeed Permaculture
www.appleseedpermaculture.com
Regenerative Apios
Design Group Institute
2. • This slideshow is based on the work of
Permaculture Designers around the world,
Primarily:
– Geoff Lawton and Andrew Jones of the
Permaculture Research Institute of Australia
(www.permaculture.org.au)
– Ethan Roland of AppleSeed Permaculture
(www.appleseedpermaculture.com)
– Rafter Sass of the Liberation Ecology Project
(www.liberationecology.org)
– The Farmers & Gardeners of Nuestras Raices
(www.nuestrasraices.org)
2
14. Global Problems
• Soil Erosion
• Pollution
• Deforestation
• Energy Futures: Peak Oil
• Climate Change
15. Soil Erosion
Slide courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006
16. Soil Erosion
• Current
agricultural
practices will
destroy life on
earth.
Slide courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006
17. Soil Erosion
• Current
agricultural
practices will
destroy life on
earth.
Slide courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006
18. Soil Erosion
• Current
agricultural
practices will
destroy life on
earth.
• Devastating in
Slide courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006
19. Soil Erosion
• Current
agricultural
practices will
destroy life on
earth.
• Devastating in
arid and tropical
zones.
Slide courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006
20. Soil Erosion
• Current
agricultural
practices will
destroy life on
earth.
• Devastating in
arid and tropical
zones.
Slide courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006
21. Soil Erosion
• Current
agricultural
practices will
destroy life on
earth.
• Devastating in
arid and tropical
zones.
• South Africa: 1
ton of crop
equals 20 tons
of topsoil.
Slide courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006
22. Croplands Eroding
Photo courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006
23. Pollution
Photo courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006
24. Deforestation
Figure courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006
32. Permaculture Design
• The Harmonious integration of
landscape and people to provide their
food, energy, and shelter in a
sustainable way.
33. Permaculture Design
• Combines Natural Building, Green Architecture,
Renewable Energy, Appropriate
Technology,Alternative Currencies, Waste
Management, BioRemediation, Water
conservation, Edible Forest Gardening, Soil
conservation, Organic Agriculture, Community
Living, and more into a coherent whole -- a
complete system for designing truly sustainable
homes, businesses, and communities.
34. Permaculture Design
• The Harmonious integration of
landscape and people to provide their
food, energy, and shelter in a
sustainable way.
35. Permaculture Design
• The Harmonious integration of
landscape and people to provide their
food, energy, and shelter in a
sustainable way.
36. Permaculture Design =
Regenerative Design
Ethics of Permaculture
1. Earth Care
2. People Care
3. Resource Share
Developed in 1980’s, over 1,000,000 people certified, active in 140+ Countries, more
than 4,000 projects on the ground
37. Permaculture Design =
Regenerative Design
Ethics of Permaculture
1. Earth Care
2. People Care
3. Resource Share
Developed in 1980’s, over 1,000,000 people certified, active in 140+ Countries, more
than 4,000 projects on the ground
38. Permaculture Design =
Regenerative Design
Ethics of Permaculture
1. Earth Care
2. People Care
3. Resource Share
Developed in 1980’s, over 1,000,000 people certified, active in 140+ Countries, more
than 4,000 projects on the ground
39. Permaculture Design =
Regenerative Design
Ethics of Permaculture
1. Earth Care
2. People Care
3. Resource Share
Developed in 1980’s, over 1,000,000 people certified, active in 140+ Countries, more
than 4,000 projects on the ground
40. Permaculture Design =
Regenerative Design
Ethics of Permaculture
1. Earth Care
2. People Care
3. Resource Share
Developed in 1980’s, over 1,000,000 people certified, active in 140+ Countries, more
than 4,000 projects on the ground
64. Animal
Systems
Early season seedlings raised in Cold Frames -- Duck and Goose pond positioned uphill from
small crop gardens for gravity fertigation -- Garden Ponds add diversity and predator habitat
65. Diverse
Gardens
Organic
Productive
Small Crops
Photo: Andrew Jones
66. First Year: 6.5 Tons of Organic Tomatoes
Produced -- Solar-dried and sold to gourmet
Tomatoes
Italian Market -- Economic Sustainability
Photo: Andrew Jones
67. The Panya Project
• 60km North of Chiang Mai, Thailand
• 16 acre mango orchard purchased 2003
• Diverse community
• Neighborhood of sustainability
Photo: Ethan Roland
109. Pueblo Libre
• Peri-urban ghetto of Iquitos, Peru
• 350,000 people - no road access
• Amazon floodplain
• Sanitation…
• Liberation Ecology & Gesundheit Institute
129. The Belly of the Beast
• US Population = 5% of Global
• Energy Consumption = 24% of Global
• Carbon Dioxide, NOx, SOx Emissions =
23% of Global
130. Nuestras Raices
• Urban Holyoke, Massachusetts
• Largest % Puerto Rican Population outside
Puerto Rico
• Integrated Cultural, Agricultural,
Community, and Food systems
138. JULIA
Note: There are some errors in the audio for this slide. These are not the famed ‘Aji-dulce’
peppers, and Julia is on the board of directors of Nuestras Raices, not THE director.
142. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office
Greenhouse
Children+Teen
Program
Community
Gardens
143. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office
Greenhouse
Children+Teen
Program Cultural
Events
Community
Gardens
144. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office
Greenhouse
Children+Teen
Program Cultural
Events
Community
Gardens
Raices
Latinas
145. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office
Greenhouse
Children+Teen
Program Cultural
Events
Community
Gardens
Raices Tierra de
Latinas Oportunidades
156. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office
Greenhouse
Children+Teen
Program Cultural
Events
Community
Gardens
Raices Tierra de
Latinas Oportunidades
157. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office
Greenhouse
Children+Teen
Program Cultural
Events
Community Processing
Gardens Kitchen
Raices Tierra de
Latinas Oportunidades
158. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office
Greenhouse
Children+Teen Mi Plaza
Program Cultural Restaurant
Events
Community Processing
Gardens Kitchen
Raices Tierra de
Latinas Oportunidades
159. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office El Jardín
Greenhouse
Bakery
Children+Teen Mi Plaza
Program Cultural Restaurant
Events
Community Processing
Gardens Kitchen
Raices Tierra de
Latinas Oportunidades
163. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office El Jardín
Greenhouse
Bakery
Children+Teen Mi Plaza
Program Cultural Restaurant
Events
Community Processing
Gardens Kitchen
Raices Tierra de
Latinas Oportunidades
164. Permaculture Design =
Regenerative Design
Ethics of Permaculture
1. Earth Care
2. People Care
3. Resource Share
Developed in 1980’s, over 1,000,000 people certified, active in 140+ Countries, more
than 4,000 projects on the ground
167. Next Steps
• Support International Permaculture!
– Permaculture Across Borders
– www.permacultureacrossborders.com
• Take a Permaculture Design Course
– www.permaculture.org.au
– www.permacultureactivist.net
• Contact Ethan for questions and services
– www.appleseedpermaculture.com