redesigning eros - love all beings 2a

Energy & EcoTechnologyModule 4 of the PDC+++PDC

++

+We dedicate this Module to the Mother &

Father of Integral Permaculture: Dana Meadows & Howard Odum, two original

pioneers who helped humanity make great strides in understanding systemic

thinking, in all four quadrants.

How do we Design good EcoTechnologies? Part 2a*

Technology is the application of science, so a good basic knowledge of science is essential if we are to design technologies of any kind.

*And everything that transforms energy or matter from one form to another is a technology, so science and technology really are basic for life, and certainly

for designers. *

In this second part of exploring technology as the application of science, we delve into the basic science of space elevators, of pathogens & of basic

mechanics & vectors in order to become better designers of water systems, compost toilets & any built structures, large or small - with lots of examples.

Class M4.10aEcoTech

M4.10 * How do we Design GREAT EcoTechnologies?Space Elevators & Kangaroos

Appropriate technology 2

f) Pathogens & Compost Toilets

G) Basic Mechanics & Power

h) Vectors & Buildings

i) Collective Intelligence TechClass M4.10

EcoTech

Space Elevators & Kangaroos It has been 'proved' that kangoroos can't jump, bees can't fly & that

birds can't get enough energy from their food to power their search

for food in the first place.

It has even been 'proved' that life is impossible because living systems become more & more ordered, whereas physics implies that all systems become more & more

disordered.

The Science of the DiscworldTerry Pratchett, etc.

But the physics we're interested in,

includes Eros

Space Elevators & Kangaroos

A space elevator is something outrageously difficult, complex &

expensive to create ...

... that will however make space travel very cheap, once it has been built

There's nothing permacultural, probably, about the project in itself

(for the same kinds of reasons eloquently exposed here by other sci-fi fans >>)

We need 'space elevator science'

to understand how kangaroos work

Space elevators are to rocketswhat kangoroos are to sacks of

potatoes

as a Metaphor

Think Mythically

BUT ... the concept is actually VERY permacultural

80/20 ruleMiniMax

Multi-Function

...

We have a lot of "space-elevator"

principles in permaculture

...because

Nature is FULL of great

examples of this

Space Elevators & Kangaroos

More later ...

on HT Odum's

take on Space Elevators







EcoTech

Appropriate Tech1• Ghandian Criteria

• Schumacher Criteria

• Integral PermaCulture Criteria

small-scale, local & predominantly village-based technologydoes not exploit people (only benefit a few, put people out of work, etc.)

"Small is Beautiful"labour-intensive, not energy-intensivenatural resources as Capital (not expendable income)"enoughness", sustainability, questions GNP "the aim ought to be to obtain the maximum amount of well being with the minimum amount of consumption."

9 Ways to Thrive with min. energy & resource useBUT open up creative possibilities about what 'large scale' techs might also be sustainableAND especially consider all 'invisibles'

Integral PermaCulture

Criteria

1) subsistencephysical and mental healthfood, shelter, work, feed, clothe, rest, workliving environment, social setting

2) protectioncare, adaptability, autonomysocial security, health systems, workco-operate, plan, take care of, helpsocial environment, dwelling

3) affectionrespect, sense of humour, generosity, sensualityfriendships, family, relationships with natureshare, take care of, make love, express emotionsprivacy, intimate spaces of togetherness

4) understandingcritical capacity, curiosity, intuitionliterature, teachers, policies, educationalanalyse, study, meditate, investigate,schools, families, universities, communities,

5) participationreceptiveness, dedication, sense of humourresponsibilities, duties, work, rightscooperate, dissent, express opinionsassociations, parties, churches, neighbourhoods

Manfred Max-Neef

9 Ways to ThriveReal Human Needs (Integral)

6) leisureimagination, tranquility, spontaneitygames, parties, peace of mind, day-dream, remember, relax, have fun, landscapes, intimate spaces, places to be alone

7) creationimagination, boldness, inventiveness, curiosityabilities, skills, work, techniques, invent, build, design, work, compose, interpret, spaces for expression, workshops, audiences

8) identitysense of belonging, self-esteem, consistencylanguage, religions, work, customs, values, normsget to know oneself, grow, commit oneselfplaces one belongs to, everyday settings

9) freedomautonomy, passion, self-esteem, open-mindednessequal rights, dissent, choose, run risks, develop awareness, anywhere

Real Human Needs (Integral)

Manfred Max-Neef

9 Ways to Thrive

fully take int account that ULTIMATELY

it is all these needs that our designs & technologies need to

fulfill ... because

although the 6 Ways to Die are essential to keep in mind for survival, it is the rich North

ransacking the poor South that is mostly causing those deaths.

Integral PermaCulture

Criteria

for Appropriate Technologies







EcoTech

First… we need to be conscious of the fact that First… we need to be conscious of the fact that if we talk about toiletsif we talk about toilets

(any type of toilet)(any type of toilet)we’ll necessarily reach (or avoid) topics of thewe’ll necessarily reach (or avoid) topics of the

““dark side" (poo, rotting, death & life, etc.).dark side" (poo, rotting, death & life, etc.).And this is a very important issueAnd this is a very important issue

we talk about in the class M3.3 Vital Cycleswe talk about in the class M3.3 Vital Cycles(there’s a little summary here)(there’s a little summary here)

cyclecycle

• It’s something very rooted in the “Taker” culture (that could be precisely why takers take)

• In essence… the fear of death is the fear of letting cycles complete.

• But… if we block the vital cycles, the system gets sick

• Any vital cycle implies the death of something,

• even when the death only happens in our perception.

Fear of deathWe ignore the We ignore the “Kali” part of “Kali” part of the Mother the Mother Goddess, Goddess,

including now including now in Her in Her

'reclaiming’'reclaiming’

class M3.3 Vital Cyclesclass M3.3 Vital Cycles

The pagan “Wheel of the Year”The pagan “Wheel of the Year”and the stories of gods & and the stories of gods &

goddessesgoddesseshonour in the same way life & honour in the same way life &

deathdeath

M5 > Designing with mythsM5 > Designing with myths

We’re very well prepared to We’re very well prepared to avoid, erase, disinfect, kill avoid, erase, disinfect, kill

completely…completely…

… … the same base of nature’s the same base of nature’s abundanceabundance

- The other half of the - The other half of the natural cycles, that’s natural cycles, that’s

considered “dirty” or “un-considered “dirty” or “un-favored”: favored”:

Gaia’s “hidden face” Gaia’s “hidden face” class M3.3 Vital Cyclesclass M3.3 Vital Cycles

Larval Debridement Therapy A badly infected heel

Larval Therapy

We give this example… it saves her life(but it is very difficult to find doctors willing to do

this )

Are we making the planet better

&more fertile with

our life?Depends on what

technologies we use

Which Science to Apply? Psychology

Our bodies (and minds) INEVITABLY cause

pollution...

or fertility

Which depend on what

mentalities (mythologies) we

engage

"Poo Phobia" affects What we can see & therefore design

Designed to Maximize Fertility with Minimum Effort:

• Easy to build (very mini-max)

• Well-integrated with animal systems (max transformities)

• Adapted to the local culture (by people very 'close to Nature')

Chicken Coop Compost Toilet in Canary Island

Pig Feeder toilet

... All poo is somebody’s

food

This is the natural cycle of poo

like all waste ...

Ecology

There is much brilliant 'space elevator

technology' already invested in processing

our waste

photo by Peter Morgan, Aquamor, Zimbabwe

It is usually diluted between 1:3 and 1:5 parts urine to water.

Urine contains most of the nitrogen,

phosphorus and potassium we release.

These nutrients are the major components of chemical fertilizers

Urine

There are good reasons to be careful around

human poo… (Especially in high density

places)

The fecal-oral route is used by many parasites

Giardia lamblia

Taenia solium

Psychology & History

Giardiasis (Giardia lamblia)

• Very common all over the world(in developing countries, nearly 33% of people)• Transmitted by many mammals• Very resistant cysts• Survives for long times in moist, dark & cold places

Taeniasis (Taenia Sp.)

• Found worldwide, Especially in cosmopolitan areas• Many mammals carry: faeces contain eggs• If eggs are consumed, larvae form cysts in tissues• If cysts are consumed, adults attach to small intestine

Which Science to Apply? - Pathology

Hot compost

Biogas digestors(with thermophilic

microorganisms)

&

Maintaining 58~71ºC (135~160ºF) for 3 days

Which Science to Apply? - PathologyHot composting is thought to kill most mesophilic pathogens

Which Science to Apply? - PathologyLonger times cold-composting is also safe

Within a few hours the vast majority of human

pathogens die since they cannot survive outside

the human body.

After one year of decomposition the only nasty which can remain is a type of roundworm (Ascaris Lumbricoides)

egg -

these can survive for up to 10 years.

Parasitic roundworm infection affects over 1

billion people worldwide.

& the lesser-known science of pooing Ergonomics

Ancient toilets… weren’t so different?

Which Science to Apply? - Anthropology

In Asiathis is still normal

& the lesser-known science of pooing Ergonomics

Which Science to Apply? - Medicine

5. Santa Valentina Present for Butterflies

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* Better Food & the Landbase

* How we're kept stupid & sick with old food myths

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Present

Compost Toilet designed for a Composting Bin System

Strawbale Compost Toilet

Commercial Compost Toilets

IPEC, PirenopolisCarousel Compost Toilet in Finland

Solar Letrine in Bolivia

Rotaloo

Design Criteria vary ...

It was designed to Educate & Impress in a busy PC demonstration Site

(where politicians can go), so it’s:

• Built for max. distance from Poo • Decorated beautifully

• Many similar toilets around the site• Very pleasant to visit!

IPEC, Pirenopolis

Design Criteria vary ...

located in a humid Tropics, so

(if pee & water is added to the mix)

it's important to heat & dry the poo mix

Space for storage underneath

Educational

Use water not paper







EcoTech

More Now ...

on HT Odum's

take on Space Elevators

4th Law of Thermodynamics

The Maximum Empower Principle

Odum proposed the Maximum

empower principle as a corollary of the maximum power principle,

and considered it to describe the

propensities of evolutionary self-

organization.

From Class M4.4

HT Odum proposed some additional laws of ThermoDynamics -

that include Life

Systems maximize power by: 1) developing storages of high-quality energy, 2) feeding back work from storages to increase inflows, 3) recycling materials as needed, 4) organizing control mechanisms that keep the system adapted and stable, 5) setting up exchanges for needed materials, 6) Contributing work to the next larger system

4th Law of ThermodynamicsThe Maximum

Empower Principle

M4.41)

2)

5)

3) 4) This is A PART of how the

Economics of Nature (which we call Eco-Economics) is designed:

a big investment in intelligence is needed ... in order to create really resilient systems, which

benefit ALL species.

Use Biological Resources

Natural Patterns

Diversity

Natural Successionobserve, observe,

observe

Space Elevators & Ecosystems

Eg. the GaiaSis programme - designed around the

80/20 principle ...

but people want to 'learn quick' & so end up 'learning' the 20/80

mentality ... again

Space Elevator Economies?

Margrit Kennedy: Interest and Inflation Free Money

A sketch of the current

machinery

Nature Economies(EcoEconomy) - The most

important technologies right now

Life always generates conditions that create more life

There’s no control center in the system that orchestrates the behavior of each part;being wholly themselves, completely alert& totally sensitive to changes in the environment,the system’s components interconnect to really form that system, in an emergent process.

Janine Benyus

ciclociclo

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up to 60% 'discount' in "Permis"

for people who enroll in February- early March

* an innovative EcoEconomics Coursefor people who are planning to help change the

economy

¿What have we learnt, specially from Life’s systems, to design EcoEconomies?

CAT's Water Funicular

Centre for Alternative technology, Nr Machynlleth, Pows

It was designed to be 100% water-powered and

semiautomatic

a water-balanced cliff railway

one of the steepest at 34°

Max Speed0,7 m/s

2 cars

Water tank1600 litres

Capacity17 per car

But back to Clever Elevators ...







EcoTech

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