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Informationen zum Autor Douglas Barnes is a permaculture designer and trainer who specializes in rainwaterharvesting earthworks. Trained in Australia by Bill Mollison and Geoff Lawton, he has designed and built earthworks in North America, Japan, and Andra Pradesh, India. Douglas has an interest in complexity theory and systems ecology, educational design and rock climbing. He lives in Tweed, Ontario in a passive solar house he designed and built, and he blogs at permaculturerelections.com. Klappentext MAXIMIZE YOUR WATER HARVESTING POTENTIAL with efficient, cost-effective earthworks Required reading for students of permaculture design, regenerative agriculture, and earth restoration. - MADDY HARLAND, editor and co-founder, Permaculture Magazine This needs to be a standard reference on the desk of every landscape designer, forester, agronomist, and master planner. - ALBERT BATES, author, The Post-Petroleum Survival Guide and Cookbook , The Biochar Solution , and The Paris Agreement IN THE FACE OF DROUGHT and desertification, well-designed water harvesting earthworks such as swales, ponds, and dams are the most effective way to channel water into productive use. The Permaculture Earthworks Handbook is the first dedicated, detailed guide to the proper design and construction of water harvesting earthworks. It covers the function, design, and construction methods for nine main types of water harvesting earthworks across a full range of climates. COVERAGE INCLUDES: Swales, ponds, dams, hügelkultur, net-and-pan systems, spate irrigation, and moreCost versus benefit of earthworksAssessing site needs and suitabilitySoil types and hydrologyDesigning for maximum efficiency and lowest costRisk assessment and safe constructionStacking functions and integrating earthworks into a design This practical handbook is the essential resource for permaculture designers, teachers and students, landowners, farmers, homesteaders, landscape architects, and others involved in maximizing the water harvesting potential of any landscape at the lowest cost and impact. After reading this book, you'll be ready to move some serious dirt. - REBECCA MARTIN, Managing Editor, Mother Earth News Creating earthworks to manage water resources is the crucial first step in permaculture land development and Douglas Barnes provides an essential guide doing it right the first time. - DARRELL FREY, author, Bioshelter Market Garden and co-author, The Food Forest Handbook DOUGLAS BARNES is a permaculture designer trained in Australia by Bill Mollison and Geoff Lawton. He has designed and built earthworks in North America, Japan, and Andra Pradesh, India. He lives in Tweed, Ontario in a passive solar house he designed and built, and he blogs at permaculturereflections.com Vorwort Features offered to: Mother Earth News, Parmacultre Magazine NA Excerpts offered to: Mother Earth News, GRIT, Permaculture Activist, Permaculture Magazine NA, Permaculture Design Magazine Advertising in: Mother Earth News, Hobby Farms, Small Farm Canada Promotion on the author's website: www.PermacultureReflections.com Publicity in association with authors speaking events and workshops: Mother Earth News Fair, Author blogs for Mother Earth News Galley available on Edelweiss Simultaneous ebook release and promotion Promotion on New Society Publishers social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, our blog, Pinterest and Instagram Zusammenfassung The Permaculture Earthworks Handbook covers the functions, design, and construction of nine types of earthworks to maximize water availability in any climate. It's a practical guide for landscape designers, permaculturists, and landowners seeking to maxim...
