Here is a sheet used for cataloguing info about a site as the analysis and assessment phase of the design process unfolds. It includes the client interview, info about the site, and about social systems. It is used in combination with the final design project of our PDC's or separately for general design work.
Surasinghe, T. D., and Baldwin, R. F. (2010). The ecological responses of stream salamanders to land use activities in the watershed areas in Piedmont and Blue Ridge ecoregions, USA: An ongoing project. Sixteenth Annual Tennessee Herpetology Conference, Cumberland Plateau Wildlife Management Area, TN.
Watershed management experiences in Amhara Region, EthiopiaILRI
Presented by Fentahun Mengistu at the Stakeholders’ Workshop on Enhancing Communities’ Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change Induced Water Scarcity in Kabe Watershed, South Wollo Zone, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia, 24-25 November 2011.
Surasinghe, T. D., and Baldwin, R. F. (2010). The ecological responses of stream salamanders to land use activities in the watershed areas in Piedmont and Blue Ridge ecoregions, USA: An ongoing project. Sixteenth Annual Tennessee Herpetology Conference, Cumberland Plateau Wildlife Management Area, TN.
Watershed management experiences in Amhara Region, EthiopiaILRI
Presented by Fentahun Mengistu at the Stakeholders’ Workshop on Enhancing Communities’ Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change Induced Water Scarcity in Kabe Watershed, South Wollo Zone, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia, 24-25 November 2011.
Integrated watershed management programme at gunjala village – a case studyeSAT Journals
Abstract Integrated watershed management programme was launched in Tamsi mandal of gunjala village by using ‘Four water Concept’. Case study included Questionnaire survey from farmers living in that village, and continuous study over a period of two years. Tamsi village is a tribal village and drought area with very less rainfall. Total project area is 4566 Hac, Project Cost Rs. 547.92 Lakhs. The sanctioned area of Gunjala micro watershed is 710 Hac with a outlay of Rs. 85.20 Lakhs. Out of which the total expenditure incurred was Rs.39.12 Lakhs and constructed structures were LBS, RFDs, PTs, CDs and Plantation. Over two year period, it was observed that, 2 years of period the ground water has been improved in this village and three Bore wells are drilled and they are successful, even during peak summer they could meet their day today activities. The farmer Jadhav Uttam has an additional income of Rs. 17600 per Acre in cotton and Rs. 6300 per Acre in Red Gram. The farmer Gnan Singh had an additional income of Rs. 17600 per Acre in cotton and Rs. 5,250 per Acre in Red Gram. The farmer Amber Singh had an additional income of Rs. 13200 per Acre in cotton and Rs. 3,500 per Acre in Red Gram. In the same way, others farmers were also able to generate the benefits from the construction of water storage structures. Total Additional income generated for Seven farmers was Rs. 6, 31000/- in 2011-2012 Cropping Season with construction of Check Dams of Rs.3,24000/- an additional average income per Acre to the farmer is of Rs. 22,500/- and a series of 8 Nos. check dams are constructed on single 3rd order stream which flows Across the 6 Grama Panchayats from ridge to valley. There are 90 farmers cultivating 168 Acre of land who are benefited by getting an additional income of Rs.37,80,000/-. Keywords: Four water Concept, micro watershed, LBS, RFDs, PTs, CDs and Plantation
Recent presentation on assessing how U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Hurricane Sandy Resilience projects will improve community and ecosystem resilience to sea level rise, storm events and other threats. Presentation highlights development of ecological and socio-economic metrics and provides project examples, marsh restoration, beach restoration, living shorelines and aquatic connectivity (dam removal) of metrics being used to evaluate project performance.
T7: SUSTAINABLE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT: AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF INTEGRATED ...FAO
SUSTAINABLE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT: AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT, BY: A.ELMAJOUDI, Water, Soil Conservation and Forests Protection Division (HCEFLCD- MOROCCO), Land and Water Days in Near East & North Africa, 15-18 December 2013, Amman, Jordan
This presentation deals with Watershed Management In India and areas where there is scope of development. It also talks about a solution and our urges that our approach should be based on sustainability.
Here is the first in a series of images that follows the design process of building permaculture swales. This is preceded by an intro about ancient knowledge of patterns and what they left behind,
The design process and project guidelines we use in our PDC's. It is used in combination with our PP on this topic so that students can see visual interpretations as well. It also relies on the Holistic Site Analysis Doc that gives students a framework for cataloguing their analysis and assessment phase.
Integrated watershed management programme at gunjala village – a case studyeSAT Journals
Abstract Integrated watershed management programme was launched in Tamsi mandal of gunjala village by using ‘Four water Concept’. Case study included Questionnaire survey from farmers living in that village, and continuous study over a period of two years. Tamsi village is a tribal village and drought area with very less rainfall. Total project area is 4566 Hac, Project Cost Rs. 547.92 Lakhs. The sanctioned area of Gunjala micro watershed is 710 Hac with a outlay of Rs. 85.20 Lakhs. Out of which the total expenditure incurred was Rs.39.12 Lakhs and constructed structures were LBS, RFDs, PTs, CDs and Plantation. Over two year period, it was observed that, 2 years of period the ground water has been improved in this village and three Bore wells are drilled and they are successful, even during peak summer they could meet their day today activities. The farmer Jadhav Uttam has an additional income of Rs. 17600 per Acre in cotton and Rs. 6300 per Acre in Red Gram. The farmer Gnan Singh had an additional income of Rs. 17600 per Acre in cotton and Rs. 5,250 per Acre in Red Gram. The farmer Amber Singh had an additional income of Rs. 13200 per Acre in cotton and Rs. 3,500 per Acre in Red Gram. In the same way, others farmers were also able to generate the benefits from the construction of water storage structures. Total Additional income generated for Seven farmers was Rs. 6, 31000/- in 2011-2012 Cropping Season with construction of Check Dams of Rs.3,24000/- an additional average income per Acre to the farmer is of Rs. 22,500/- and a series of 8 Nos. check dams are constructed on single 3rd order stream which flows Across the 6 Grama Panchayats from ridge to valley. There are 90 farmers cultivating 168 Acre of land who are benefited by getting an additional income of Rs.37,80,000/-. Keywords: Four water Concept, micro watershed, LBS, RFDs, PTs, CDs and Plantation
Recent presentation on assessing how U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Hurricane Sandy Resilience projects will improve community and ecosystem resilience to sea level rise, storm events and other threats. Presentation highlights development of ecological and socio-economic metrics and provides project examples, marsh restoration, beach restoration, living shorelines and aquatic connectivity (dam removal) of metrics being used to evaluate project performance.
T7: SUSTAINABLE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT: AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF INTEGRATED ...FAO
SUSTAINABLE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT: AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT, BY: A.ELMAJOUDI, Water, Soil Conservation and Forests Protection Division (HCEFLCD- MOROCCO), Land and Water Days in Near East & North Africa, 15-18 December 2013, Amman, Jordan
This presentation deals with Watershed Management In India and areas where there is scope of development. It also talks about a solution and our urges that our approach should be based on sustainability.
Here is the first in a series of images that follows the design process of building permaculture swales. This is preceded by an intro about ancient knowledge of patterns and what they left behind,
The design process and project guidelines we use in our PDC's. It is used in combination with our PP on this topic so that students can see visual interpretations as well. It also relies on the Holistic Site Analysis Doc that gives students a framework for cataloguing their analysis and assessment phase.
Basemap creation using PowerPoint as a design tool in combination with GIS services, the final slides are getting into flow analysis, still a work in progress
This is the slideshow i am using now (2013) to open design courses. This part goes over a bit of my background, a bit of history and inspiration for permaculture and its development, and the state of the world. It also begins to explore how permaculture is manifested in the world, which is a reflection of the 14 chapters of the Designers manual which acts as a framework for how the course is structured.
A view into the Patterns of Nature and their role in Ecology and their application in Permaculture. From the smallest energy to the existence of galaxies, there are always wholes within wholes, fractals, and a pulsation that occurs, the wave pattern. This slideshow examines how we can use these patterns in our rehabilitation work of life on Earth.
Comprehensive study notes on Resources and Development for Class 10 students, including detailed explanations, key concepts, and Resources and Development Class 10 NCERT Notes formats to aid in exam preparation and understanding of the subject.
For more information, visit-www.vavaclasses.com
This presentation is linked to our design process that we use for the final presentations of our Permaculture Design Course. It also relates to how we do project development and gives visuals for the design process based on past design work and other students work during this final project period.
This is the slideshow i am using now (2013) to open design courses. This part further explains how permaculture is manifested in the world which is a reflection of the 14 chapters of the Designers manual which acts as a framework for how the course is structured.
This is the slideshow i am using now (2013) to open design courses. This part goes over a bit of my background, a bit of history and inspiration for permaculture and its development, and the state of the world. It also begins to explore how permaculture is manifested in the world which is a reflection of the 14 chapters of the Designers manual which acts as a framework for how the course is structured.
This is part 2 of a slideshow i delivered at the mountain homesteading festival concerning the zones closest to the house. It goes over information about landscaping itself and the integration of food plants and the support species to make it a holistic permaculture design. It also addresses soil and water issues. Part 2 focuses much more on plant selection and their arrangement for a good design. It also addresses soil fertility and use of microclimate.
This is part 1 of a slideshow i delivered at the mountain homesteading festival concerning the zones closest to the house. It goes over information about landscaping itself and the integration of food plants and the support species to make it a holistic permaculture design. It also addresses soil and water issues. Part 1 focuses on the broad patterns of why and how and the integration of permaculture design. It zooms to more detail on water harvesting and also starts to look at plant selection and arrangement.
This slideshow details the final project of the 72 hour Permaculture Design course. It shows examples from past students as well as integrating the step by step process.
Natural building examples from throughout the world to give a context of what can be done with abundant materials. Examples include Earthships, roundhouses, cob, wattle and daub, and light clay straw or light earth. Examples come from California, New Zealand, India, Costa Rica,
Examples of housing using natural materials including stabilized earth block bricks, thatching, and Earth bag homes. Examples come from India, New Zealand, and Costa Rica
This Permaculture Presentation is the introduction to the context of Tropical Permaculture. There are many challenges that we face there including the complex social dynamic caused by colonialism and the mix of religions. Rapid growth and disease are just a few of the examples of the context of design within tropical Permaculture.
This part of the presentation looks at the economic possibilities of tropical Permaculture locations. From herbal medicine to tree nursery to eco-tourism, there are lots of possibilities to have multiple income streams.
Tropical permaculture3 soil building techniques and housingDoug Crouch
This Permaculture slideshow goes through soil building techniques laid out by Bill Mollison in his book A Designer's Manual. These include earthworks, creating complex and multistoried plant systems, recycling detritus and banana circles, using aquatic weeds biomass, recycling crop wastes and animal manures, designing in hedgerow and mulch plants, and using green manures and ground covers. We also briefly look at housing and energy systems of the tropics.
A look at the ecology behind pond systems design to feed fish lower on the trophic scale- i.e. tilapia but also could be panfish or perch. This presentation goes through different species of aquatic plants and their habitats as well as the other players in the ecological food web of a pond. THis includes how land based Permaculture systems interface with these aquatic cultivated ecologies.
Perma aquaculture2- water quality and design parametersDoug Crouch
A continuing look at aquaculture systems and how water quality and design affects each other. Temperature, oxygen, sediment, habitat, and more is included in this presentation
Examples of pics from aquaculture systems I have created and witnessed including a couple of tyre ponds I put together with some folks in Bulgaria, the pond system i worked on in Costa Rica, the amazing chinampa system I saw in Bocas del Toro, Panama, and finally my families land Crouch's Treasure Lake.
Chapter 5 of the Designers manual, intro to how weather patterns are created, and classifying climates, how we sue this in design, and climate analog- which means knowing what to plant when you go to different parts of the world
1. Holistic Site Analysis
CLIENT PROFILE
Name:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Property Size:
Occupation:
Amount of time available for maintaining property:
Financial situation: Budget for implementation
Lifestyle:
Number of people living on site and ages:
Vehicle preference and needs: car/truck/farm equipment/recreational equipment
Special requirements:
Hobbies:
Allergies:
How long do you plan to live at this site?
CLIENT NEEDS
Prioritize goals and primary concerns: Functional objectives, phase planning (list)
The wish list:
Water: source, drinking, irrigation, storage
Lighting: paths, buildings
Structures: house (type of heat), greenhouse, shop, barn, chicken house, other out
buildings
Utility areas: clothes line, recycle and trash, wood, service equipment
Children’s special areas:
Level of food self-reliance (present and future): diet and taste preferences, vegetables,
herbs, berries, orchards, nuts
Compost and nutrient cycling:
Livestock:
Pets:
Wildlife enhancement:
2. Woodlot:
Earth moving equipment
SITE OVERVIEW
1. Plan and drawing:
a. Existing site drawings, aerial photos, contour maps, legal description, land
survey
2. Existing:
a. Eco-systems, structures, fences, pathways, sacred sites
b. History: logged, cropped, pastured, sprayed
c. Talk with neighbors, research county records, soil conservation service
3. Known challenges on-site:
a. Water
b. Topography
c. Erosion
d. Noise: rail, aircraft, highway, neighbors
e. Visual pollution
f. Unpleasant odors or other off-site nuisance, dust, privacy concerns
g. Time and money
4. Location for:
a. Plants, animals
b. Structures: ease of access and for excavation, foundation strength, depth of
bedrock, depth of water table
c. Wells: depth of water, rock porosity and permeability, pollution potential
d. Septic: depth of bedrock, depth of water table, drainage characteristics of
soil
5. Energy
a. Wind direction and velocity (monthly)
b. Number of sunny and cloudy days
c. Solar access – obstructions
d. Stream gradient: from top to bottom
e. Other potential energy sources – biomass, geothermal, methane
6. Resources (on/off site)
a. Natural features: springs, sunken areas, woodland, minerals, timber, sand
deposits in creeks, stones for building
b. Edibles: native fruits and berries, fish
c. Sources of biomass: on/off site
d. Views: good and not so good
e. Sawmill, factories, dump, plant and seed sources
7. Zoning
a. Local governments
b. Previous land use
8. Legal Constraints
a. Restrictions on use – covenants
b. Property lines
c. Easements: buildings, roads, access
3. d. Water rights
9. Access
a. Existing roads
b. New roads required and potential cost: to structures, fields, other
10. Utilities
a. Electricity, gas, water (well or district), telephone, sewage, internet
b. Locate existing utility lines, water lines, sewer and septic
11. Community Land Use
a. What is going on upstream and over the fence (toxic sprays, cattle in
creeks, etc.)
b. Economic and emotional health of community
c. Schools, public, hospitals, fire department, landfill/dump, shops
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
12. Aspect
a. Solar access: South/Southwest preferred
b. Hot/warm summer slopes
c. Cool summer slopes
13. Climate
a. Light availability: sun, rain, clouds, fog
b. Temperature: average high and low temps (hardiness zone)
c. Average rainfall: yearly and monthly
d. Frost: average date, frequency, direction
e. Hail: timing, frequency, direction
f. Storm: timing, frequency, direction
g. Micro climates
h. Air drainage
i. Altitude and latitude
14. Wind
a. Wind access, drains, thermals, chills
b. Damaging or desirable winter winds
c. Cooling breezes
15. Hydrology
a. Water quality
b. Existing water rights and resources: note potential water rights
c. Surface water and level of water table: year round and seasonal
d. Drainage patterns
e. Springs, creeks, streams, ponds (permanence)
f. Catchment – size and type
g. Flood levels – 100 year flood
16. Soils and Geology
a. Geology and conservation maps (government maps)
b. Soil type: clay, loam, sand
c. Soil tests – pH, nitrogen, phosphates, potassium, and other major and
minor elements and minerals
d. Drainage and absorption
4. e. Soil depth and organic content
f. Stability of site
g. Maximum depth of frost
h. History of use
17. Topography
a. Contour maps or field survey
b. Identify keylines, valleys, and ridges
c. Determine slope gradient (degree of slope) either severe, moderate, minor,
or percent grade
18. Natural disasters
a. Fire, flood, frost, lava flows, cyclones (timing and direction)
19. Vegetation
a. Identification of existing plants and their vigor (Note location, guilds,
species, height, width, noxious, poisonous, etc.
b. Forests – type, age, condition, value
c. Density
d. Exotic species present
e. Plants to be cultivated: vegetables, fruits, berries, nuts, natives, exotics,
medicinals, woodlot
20. Animals
a. Domestic: primary use, food, manure, grazing
b. Water fowl and native birds – nests and droppings
c. Aquaculture
d. Native animals of concern (bear, snakes, foxes, etc.)
SOCIAL SYSTEMS
21. Organizational Structure
a. What is the present hierarchy?
b. What is the current decision making process?
c. What binding community agreements are present?
d. What communication channels are being employed?
e. What financial and legal structures or agreements are committed to?
22. Organizational Behavior
a. What is the overall company culture?
b. Are there reward systems in place?
c. How are employees motivated currently?
d. What ethical basis is currently in place?
e. How is employee stress being lessened?
f. What employee outlets are there for expressing creativity?
g. How are teams managed?
h. What internal communication techniques are being used?
i. How is power being wielded currently?
j. What strategies are being used for conflict reduction and management?
k. How do individuals express leadership?
l. What artifacts currently represent the company culture?
5. m. How is organizational change handled?
23. Management
a. What planning process is currently used?
b. What mission and/or vision statements are in place
c. What yearly goals are articulated?
d. What business plans or enterprise budgets are available?
e. What does a SWOT analysis look like for the project?
f. How is Human Resources Management currently conducted?
g. How is employee fear and resistance handled?
h. What values, attitudes, and behavior are sought after in employees?
i. How is monitoring done to track progress or efficiency?