OUT OF WATER Design Solutions for Arid Regions

Description

• Landscape design responses to an acute environmental problem.
• Results of long-term research and presentation activities
• Following Liat Margolis‘ successful book Living Systems

Water scarcity is becoming increasingly familiar to us. Although access to water resources is an issue of global concern, arid climates are where necessity begets inventions that may serve as examples for action or prevention across a multitude of climate zones and geographies. In facing the prevalence of water scarcity across the globe, due to a mix of climatological and man-made factors, the question we must ask ourselves today is Water for What?
Which approaches can landscape, urban and architectural designers take in order to apply their specific professional skills and means? What potential do available technologies and materials offer, and what methods and tools can be derived from social engagement? Based on five years of research, the preparation of and feedback on a traveling exhibition, as well as a major conference, the results of the Out of Water project are laid out here in a series of case studies and essays by international experts, including analytical drawings of both projected and implemented solutions.

CONTENTS

• How to Read the Case Studies
• Introduction: Are We Out of Water?
• Water, Technology, and Society: A Historical Overview

1. Water for Domestic USE

• Introduction: Beyond Low-Flush Toilets
• Technical Optimism as an Antidote to Water Scarcity: Desalination Systems in Israel, Australia, and Spain
• A New Model for Water Technology Dissemination: Reaching 20 Million People by 2020 with Better Water and Sanitation
• Kanchan Arsenic Filter
• Liquid Wrap
• Vena Water Condenser
• Isla Urbana
• Down to Earth

2. Water for Agricultural Production

• Introduction: Water Equals Food
• Bridging The Gap Between Available Water and Water Demand: Water Technologies for Agricultural Production in Israel
• The African Market Garden: Introduction of Drip Irrigation to the Sudano Sahel Region
• The Role of Design in Hydrological Modeling of River Basins: The Drâa Oasis Valley
• A Model for Integrated Agrarian Urbanism: Water Management in the Jordan River Basin
• Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation in Israel

3. Water for Ecosystem Services

• Introduction: Urban Aquatic Ecosystems
• Micro-Urban Communities and Water-Made Landscapes: Critical Refugia, Technologies, and Coexistence in the Arid Lands
• Water-Conserving Design Solutions: Contributions of Water Budget Analysis in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions
• Hiriya Landfill Recycling Park
• Taragalte Ecolodge
• Wadi Hanifah Restoration Project
• Wadi Hanifah Bio-Remediation Facility

Bibliography and References, Illustration Credits, About the Authors, Project Index, Acknowledgements

208 pages, 50 colour illustrations, 800 black & white line drawings / 22,5 x28,5 cm / English