Whole Systems Design
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Whole System Design
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Author : Peter Stasinopoulos
language : en
Publisher: Earthscan
Release Date : 2013-01-11
Whole System Design written by Peter Stasinopoulos and has been published by Earthscan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-11 with Architecture categories.
Whole System Design is increasingly being seen as one of the most cost-effective ways to both increase the productivity and reduce the negative environmental impacts of an engineered system. A focus on design is critical as the output from this stage of the project locks in most of the economic and environmental performance of the designed system throughout its life which can span from a few years to many decades. Indeed it is now widely acknowledged that all designers - particularly engineers architects and industrial designers - need to be able to understand and implement a whole system design approach. This book provides a clear design methodology based on leading efforts in the field and is supported by worked examples that demonstrate how advances in energy materials and water productivity can be achieved through applying an integrated approach to sustainable engineering. Chapters 1-5 outline the approach and explain how it can be implemented to enhance the established Systems Engineering framework. Chapters 6-10 demonstrate through detailed worked examples the application of the approach to industrial pumping systems passenger vehicles electronics and computer systems temperature control of buildings and domestic water systems. Published with The Natural Edge Project the World Federation of Engineering Organizations UNESCO and the Australian Government.
The Resilient Farm And Homestead Revised And Expanded Edition
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Author : Ben Falk
language : en
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Release Date : 2024-02-08
The Resilient Farm And Homestead Revised And Expanded Edition written by Ben Falk and has been published by Chelsea Green Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-08 with House & Home categories.
A definitive twenty-first century permaculture manual for human flourishing in an age of disconnection, disease, and decline. Drawing from twenty years of experience as a land designer and site developer, in The Resilient Farm and Homestead, Revised and Expanded Edition author Ben Falk describes how he has transformed a degraded hillside in the frigid climate of Vermont into a thriving Garden of Eden that now provides year-around abundance and regeneration for his family and community. First published in 2013, The Resilient Farm and Homestead is a comprehensive how-to guide for building durable and productive land-based systems through the reciprocal interplay of humans and the natural world. In the ten years since he first published this seminal work, Falk has only deepened his wisdom in harnessing nature-based solutions for an increasingly perilous planet. Coming on the heels of the unprecedented upheaval of Covid-19, this new and expanded edition of The Resilient Farm and Homestead couldn’t be more timely. More than just a collection of tricks and techniques for regenerative site development, the book covers nearly every strategy Falk and his team have tested at the Whole Systems Research Farm over the past two decades. The book includes detailed information on earthworks, gravity-fed water systems, soil fertility management, growing nutrient-dense food and medicine, fuelwood production and processing, agroforestry, managed grazing, and much more. The book presents a viable home-scale model for an intentional food-producing ecosystem in cold climates and beyond. Inspiring to would-be homesteaders everywhere, Falk is an inspiration for what can be done by working with and guiding natural systems and making the most of what we have by reimagining what’s possible. Complete with full-color photography and detailed design drawings, The Resilient Farm and Homestead, Revised and Expanded Edition includes new information on: • Designing greenhouses and microclimates • Zone 4 permaculture • Reinvigorating human health • Raising children on a homestead • Top-performing plants • The power of woodchips • Efficient and resilient energy systems • Beekeeping • And much, much more! “Essential reading for the serious prepper as well as for everyone interested in creating a more resilient lifestyle.”—Carol Deppe, author of The Resilient Gardener “This intelligent, challenging book, rooted somewhere between back-to-the-land idealism and radical survivalism, sees resilience as both planting and building for the use of future generations, but also as preparing food, water, shelter, and the human body and psyche for the onset of any imaginable extreme emergency. . . . The result is a comprehensive, open-ended, theoretical and practical system for a post-carbon-dependent life.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review of first edition)
The Resilient Farm And Homestead
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Author : Ben Falk
language : en
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Release Date : 2013-05-23
The Resilient Farm And Homestead written by Ben Falk and has been published by Chelsea Green Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-23 with House & Home categories.
A practical, comprehensive, and essential how-to manual with information on growing perennial crops, soil fertility, water security, nutrient dense food, and more! "Essential reading for the serious prepper as well as for everyone interested in creating a more resilient lifestyle."—Carol Deppe, author of The Resilient GardenerThe Resilient Farm and Homestead is for readers ready to not just survive, but thrive in changing, unpredictable times. It offers the tools to develop durable, beautiful, and highly functional human habitat systems anchored by preparation, regeneration, and resiliency. Ben Falk is a land designer and site developer whose research farm has drawn national attention. The site is a terraced paradise on a hillside in Vermont that would otherwise be overlooked by conventional farmers as unworkable. Falk’s wide array of fruit trees, rice paddies (relatively unheard of in the Northeast), ducks, nuts, and earth-inspired buildings is a hopeful image for the future of regenerative agriculture and modern homesteading.The book covers nearly every strategy Falk and his team have been testing at the Whole Systems Research Farm over the past decade, as well as experiments from other sites Falk has designed through his off-farm consulting business.The book includes detailed information on:Gravity-fed water systemsFuelwood hedge production and processingHuman health through nutrient-dense production strategiesRapid topsoil formation and remineralizationAgroforestry, silvopasture & grazingEarthworksSpecies compositionThe site-design process and site managementEcosystem services, especially regarding flood mitigationTools, equipment, and appropriate technology guidesA "Homestead Vulnerability" checklistResiliency Aptitude quiz and skills list for emergencies And much more!Complete with gorgeous photography and detailed design drawings throughout!The Resilient Farm and Homestead is more than just a book of tricks and theories for regenerative site development. It offers actual working results from a complex farm-ecosystems based on research from the “great thinkers” in permaculture, and presents a viable home-scale model for an intentional food-producing ecosystem in cold climates, and beyond. Inspiring to would-be homesteaders everywhere, but especially for those who find themselves with “unlikely” farming land, Falk is an inspiration in what can be done by imitating natural systems, and making the most of what we have by re-imagining what’s possible. A gorgeous case study for the homestead of the future.
Proceedings
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Proceedings written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Client/server computing categories.
International Underwater Systems Design
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
International Underwater Systems Design written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Ocean engineering categories.
Proceedings Of The Ieee International Conference On Systems Man And Cybernetics
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Proceedings Of The Ieee International Conference On Systems Man And Cybernetics written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Cybernetics categories.
Whole Systems Design
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Author : Diana Claire Douglas
language : en
Publisher: FriesenPress
Release Date : 2022-03-18
Whole Systems Design written by Diana Claire Douglas and has been published by FriesenPress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-18 with Business & Economics categories.
Whole Systems Design: Inquiries in the Knowing Field is an open invitation and an inspiration for Innovators, System Designers, Leaders, Change Agents, and Constellators—anyone who wishes to live and work from a whole systems perspective. It is for people new to working with complex systems as well as for those who will enjoy engaging with its practitioners, its concepts, and its emerging history. It is a book of stories, conversations, and interviews, about finding ways to serve Life, to serve humanity, to serve the Whole, through a process which has been emerging through the author—Constellating for the Collective—a process that itself has emerged from Systemic Constellation Work and the Knowing Field. Whole Systems Design opens with the author’s journey, letting readers behind the curtain of facilitation. She describes the pragmatic steps and tools she has developed with deep dedication over many years. She includes a succinct description of the impact of this work on participants and for the Collective. Lively conversations with colleagues trace the collaboration and co-creation vital in this evolving field. Nine interviews with long-time facilitators and trainers of Constellation Work—who share their insights about Collective Constellation Work—provide a rich resource.
Compeuro 90
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: IEEE Computer Society
Release Date : 1990
Compeuro 90 written by and has been published by IEEE Computer Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Computers categories.
A Collection Of Papers
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
A Collection Of Papers written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Airborne computers categories.
Fundamentals Of Display System Design
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Author : Sol Sherr
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
Fundamentals Of Display System Design written by Sol Sherr and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Computers categories.