Lecture 8 - Frameworks

Question 1

Time, Place & Season

Answer 1

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Question 2

Self-Managed Systems

Answer 2

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Question 3

Unknown Variable

Answer 3

• be ready for them, expect them
• respond to them, learn from them
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Question 4

Longevity of design

Answer 4

• how long will your design resist
• will it need constant watering or will it grow into a stable system
• will your earthworks break down or last like Peruvian crater gardens?

Question 5

Big pumpkin fallacy

Answer 5

• biggest fruits doesn’t have to mean they are the halthiest plants
• nutrition over weight

Question 6

Cycles

Answer 6

• understand and map how all the elements interact within their life and nutrient cycles

Question 7

Ressources

Answer 7

• increase with moderate use: grass, herbs, pasture
• unaffected by use: sunlight, wind, sea water
• disappear or degrade if not used: certain grasses, skill, mobility
• reduced by use: fossil fuels
• pollute other resources when used: fossil fuels

Question 8

Scientific Approach

Answer 8

• Observe
• Ask questions
• Hypothesize
• Test
• Observe
• Reflect
• Ask new questions
• Develop theories

Question 9

Functional design

Answer 9

• stacking multiple functions
• using multiple aspects of function
• think and analyze your elements before introducing them (example: goats)
• input-output-behaviour analysis of each element

Question 10

Data overlay

Answer 10

• mapmaking
• identifying sectors
• zones
• paths
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Question 11

Techniques

Answer 11

• random assebly
• flow diagrams

Question 12

Timing

Answer 12

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Question 13

Incremental design

Answer 13

• step by step
• start of small and test
• different stages

Question 14

Increasing yield - Strategies

Answer 14

• create niches for new species (adding plants for pollinators, putting up insect hotels, bird/bat houses, ponds, etc.)
• soil regeneration
• water catchment and stacking water usages
• synergistic integration of structures and landscape
• selection of low maintenance cultivars and species (local, hardy sepcies)
• investigating for additional species that go well with the above ones (plant and animal guilds)
• arranging these elements for best energy use and cycling (keyline scale, zoning)
• holistic management
• timing (sequential nesting, intercropping, accelerating natural cycling through compost tea/chop and drop)
• storage, reusing, recycling and not disturbing systems
• making resources available for the local community and integrate them
• extend yield (stack early/mid/late yielding plants, microclimates, long yielding varieties, preservation methods)