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2023-03-05 21:01 UTC
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...highlands of #Bolivia + #Peru.
Raised-field agriculture has also been used in countries like #China, #Mexico + #Morocco.
#WaruWaru also stems #desertification + creates a cooling (+warming during the night) #microclimate when combined w/ the #SolarPanels, similar to the #irrigated #gardens created by the Muslims, e.g. in the #Alhambra in #Andalucia. In combination with the solar panels. Jointly with the building of #Roman type #cisterns, #agriculture might even be extended to years..
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@HistoPol@mastodon.social 2023-03-05 21:06
(3/8) ...without rainfall for some time. I am not an engineer, but it seems quite logic that the reflective capabilities of the #SolarPanels will also protect the organic #soil from #erosion by rain, sun, and to some degree, wind. After some interest in the 1960’s through 1980s and early 2000’s, a 2019 master thesis from #Italy with the chief aim of #WaterConservation and management takes aim to solve South American cities’ recurring #flood problems using #WaruWaru: https://www.politesi.polimi.it/handle/10589/148696.