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CHAPTER 9 EARTHWORKING AND EARTH RESOURCES, 227
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9.1 Introduction, 227
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9.2 Planning earthworks, 228
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9.3 Planting after earthworks, 229
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9.4 Slope measure, 230
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9.5 Levels and levelling, 232
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9.6 Types of earthworks, 234
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9.7 Earth constructs, 237
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9.8 Moving the earth, 241
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9.9 Earth resources, 247
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9.10 References, 249.
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CHAPTER 10 THE HUMID TROPICS, 250
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10.1 Introduction, 250
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10.2 Climatic types, 251
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10.3 Tropical soils, 253
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10.4 Earthshaping in the tropics, 259
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10.5 House design, 261
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10.6 The tropical home garden, 266
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10.7 Integrated land management, 277
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10.8 Elements of a village complex in the humid tropics, 279
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10.9 Evolving a polyculture, 279
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10.10 Themes on a coconut-or palm-dominant polyculture, 283
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10.11 Pioneering, 293
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10.12 "Animal tractor" systems, 299
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10.13 Grassland and range management, 300
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10.14 Humid tropical coast stabilisation and shelterbelts, 303
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10.15 Low island and coral cay strategies, 304
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10.16 Designers' checklist, 307
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10.17 References, 307
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CHAPTER 11 DRYLAND STRATEGIES, 308
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11.1 Introduction, 308
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11.2 Precipitation, 310
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11.3 Temperature, 312
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11.4 Soils, 312
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11.5 Landscape features in deserts, 316
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11.6 Harvesting of water in arid lands, 336
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11.7 The desert house, 359
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11.8 The desert garden, 371
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11.9 Garden irrigation systems, 381
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11.10 Desert settlement-broad strategies
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11.11 Plant themes for drylands, 390
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11.12 Animal systems in drylands, 397
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11.13 Desertification and the salting of soils, 401
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11.14 Cold and montane deserts, 409
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11.15 Designers' checklist, 410
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11.16 References, 410
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CHAPTER 12 HUMID COOL TO COLD CLIMATES, 411
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12.1 Introduction, 411
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12.2 Characteristics of a humid cool climate, 412
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12.3 Soils, 413
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12.4 Landform and water conservation, 413
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12.5 Settlement and house design, 414
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12.6 The home garden, 417
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12.7 Berry fruits, 420
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12.8 Glasshouse growing, 422
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12.9 Orchards, 423
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12.10 Farm forestry, 425
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12.11 Free-range forage systems, 427
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12.12 The lawn, 434
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12.13 Grasslands, 435
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12.14 Rangelands, 442
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12.15 Cold climates, 446
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12.16 Wildfire, 451
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12.17 Designer's checklist, 456
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12.18 References, 457
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CHAPTER 13 AQUACULTURE, 458
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13.1 Introduction, 458
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13.2 The case for aquaculture, 459
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13.3 Some factors affecting total useful yields, 461
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13.4 Choice of fish species (varieties, food, health) and factors in yield, 470
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13.5 Fish pond configurations and food supply, 472
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13.6 Farming, invertebrates for fish food, 491
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13.7 Channel, canal, chinamapa, 495
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13.8 Yields outside the pond, 496
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13.9 Bringing in the harvest, 499
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13.10 Traditional and new water polycultures, 500
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