Post #3250970
2023-03-05 21:06 UTC
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...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.
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@HistoPol@mastodon.social 2023-03-05 21:07
(4/8) Whereas #WaruWaru (also called #camellones in #Peru) was developed for mountain #agriculture, the author #BeatriceSalinetti, like me, seems to see an application for many arid regions on all continents. [TO BE CONTINUED in (5/8): https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/110003784757750634] Other Sources: https://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread913772/pg1 (nice intro into #WaruWaru) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/farming-like-the-incas-70263217/ (she incorrectly attributes the technology to the conquering #Incas, who were but a small pastoral tribe until the 12th century)...