When this Village Vision all began some years ago,..when I had ONE follower (my Mom) and a dream still taking form in my Heart,..well, it seemed I was all alone in my thinking.
Not ANYMORE.
Everywhere I turn online I come across another application of this kind of thinking.
Finally!!
And what IS this thinking? It is cellular. It is also fractal. It is also sustainable. It is also biomimicry. In fact, humans have a knack for calling it lots of things with fancy names,..some of which I am still becoming familiar with. Makes me laugh a little, but even I, might not attend a show with no name..
I am uncertain if I have exactly detailed my personal schematic regarding the design for the first village i'd like to help build, so I will attempt my best to do so now.
The Village that I envision is a Spiral. The Spiral is divided equitably by pie cuts. The algorithm flowing around the spiral follows as such: Small Businesses, Dwellings, Greenhouses/Ag, Dwellings, Small Businesses, Dwellings, Greenhouses/Ag.
The basis of this algorithm is equal access. From each side of the Dwelling sectors, there are Business sectors to one side, and Food access to the other. This saves time, travel, fuel, and families from being so far apart so much of the day just accessing resources.
Now, in the Center of the village we place our well. This allows for equal access to water, as the aquifer will follow the spiral out to its furthest edge, passing each dwelling, business and agricultural area along its way.
I have seen that in India they are placing solar arrays over their canal systems, effectively cooling and reducing evaporation of the water,whilst doubling the functional use of space. If one also had any sort of aquaponics system in play, this would also protect the water inhabitants from bird predation until harvest.
The choice to have agriculture all around is an exciting future I'd love to see more of. From aquaponic canals growing greens that help clean the water, to cob and earthen rammed homes with rooftop gardens, to orchard trees throughout the walking paths and extra spaces.
It would be easy to divide up space equitably. If we are giving people many of the resources they need close at hand and in a non-destructive way(i.e free ag, no driving) this in turn frees their minds to focus better on life. Enjoying family and friends, and in that enjoyment, naturally wanting to explore how to support each other in greater ways. Altruism is a side-effect of this algorithm. I will next get my sketches together and add them to this post as I am able. Thank you for your interest in our shared equitable futures!
Not ANYMORE.
Everywhere I turn online I come across another application of this kind of thinking.
Finally!!
And what IS this thinking? It is cellular. It is also fractal. It is also sustainable. It is also biomimicry. In fact, humans have a knack for calling it lots of things with fancy names,..some of which I am still becoming familiar with. Makes me laugh a little, but even I, might not attend a show with no name..
I am uncertain if I have exactly detailed my personal schematic regarding the design for the first village i'd like to help build, so I will attempt my best to do so now.
The Village that I envision is a Spiral. The Spiral is divided equitably by pie cuts. The algorithm flowing around the spiral follows as such: Small Businesses, Dwellings, Greenhouses/Ag, Dwellings, Small Businesses, Dwellings, Greenhouses/Ag.
The basis of this algorithm is equal access. From each side of the Dwelling sectors, there are Business sectors to one side, and Food access to the other. This saves time, travel, fuel, and families from being so far apart so much of the day just accessing resources.
Now, in the Center of the village we place our well. This allows for equal access to water, as the aquifer will follow the spiral out to its furthest edge, passing each dwelling, business and agricultural area along its way.
I have seen that in India they are placing solar arrays over their canal systems, effectively cooling and reducing evaporation of the water,whilst doubling the functional use of space. If one also had any sort of aquaponics system in play, this would also protect the water inhabitants from bird predation until harvest.
The choice to have agriculture all around is an exciting future I'd love to see more of. From aquaponic canals growing greens that help clean the water, to cob and earthen rammed homes with rooftop gardens, to orchard trees throughout the walking paths and extra spaces.
It would be easy to divide up space equitably. If we are giving people many of the resources they need close at hand and in a non-destructive way(i.e free ag, no driving) this in turn frees their minds to focus better on life. Enjoying family and friends, and in that enjoyment, naturally wanting to explore how to support each other in greater ways. Altruism is a side-effect of this algorithm. I will next get my sketches together and add them to this post as I am able. Thank you for your interest in our shared equitable futures!
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Can't wait to see the blue/green/red-prints!
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