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  • From: David Muhl <dmuhl65@yahoo.com>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Perma-Data needed!
  • Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 17:01:24 -0700 (PDT)

Andrew,

There are just way too many variables involved in each of those example
statements you listed to just be able to drop a number in and call it good.
You may be able to find some reasonably credible sources that could throw out
a "range" for similar questions, but I think that's the best you can hope
for.

David

--- On Thu, 9/2/10, Andrew Millison <amillison@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Andrew Millison <amillison@gmail.com>
> Subject: [permaculture] Perma-Data needed!
> To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 11:46 AM
> Hello,
> I'm putting together a funding proposal for a State agency
> who are
> requesting Permaculture training for their staff.
>
> I need to include data in the proposal with *verifiable
> sources*. Some
> examples of the types of statements I'd like to clarify and
> back up are:
>
> * Intensive garden agriculture is X% more productive per
> unit of area than
> conventional mechanized field cropping and require X% less
> energy/water/dollars to maintain.
>
> * A building with proper passive solar orientation requires
> X% less energy
> to heat and cool than a building not oriented for passive
> solar.
>
> * A community with gathering areas/central plaza has X%
> less crime than a
> neighborhood without gathering areas.
>
> * A community planted with useful street trees can produce
> X$ of economic
> value per unit area versus a street planted in non-useful
> species.
>
> Does anyone out there have sources for useful data to make
> Permaculture-supporting statements? I'd really appreciate
> any input.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andrew Millison
> www.beaverstatepermaculture.com
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