List of Illustrations

List of Boxed Information

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Gary Paul Nabhan

Introduction

My Rainwater-Harvesting Evolution
Who This Book Is For
How To Use This Book and Volumes 2 and 3
The Value of Rainwater
Rainwater Harvesting Through Land and Time
The Shift Away from Rainwater
Scarcity or Abundance
My Community’s Path
Our Path to Abundance
Questions and Answers about Rainwater Harvesting

Chapter 1. The Man Who Farms Water and the Rainwater-Harvesting Guidelines

The Man Who Farms Rainwater
The Eight Rainwater-Harvesting Principles
Water-Harvesting Ethics

Chapter 2. Assessing Your Site’s Water Resources

The Hydrologic Cycle — Our Earth’s Circulatory System
Watersheds and Subwatersheds — Determining Your Piece of the Hydrologic Cycle
Estimate Your Site’s Water Needs
Real Life Example: Living within a Dryland Home’s Rainwater Budget

Chapter 3. Overview: Harvesting Water with Earthworks, Tanks, or Both

How Do You Plan to Use Your Harvested Water?
Recommendations for Harvesting Water for a Landscape around a Home
Sampling of Strategies/Techniques
Real Life Example: The Running Rain Society

Chapter 4. Integrated Design

The Path of the Sun
The Seven Integrated Design Patterns
Integrating the Design Elements of Your Site to Create a Regenerative Landscape
Tying It All Together: Creating An Integrated Design
Real Life Example: An Integrated Urban Rainwater-Harvesting Retrofit, Tucson, AZ

Appendix 1. Patterns of Water Flow and Erosion with Their Potential Water-Harvesting Response

Appendix 2. Water Harvesting Traditions in the Desert Southwest by Joel Glanzberg

Appendix 3. Water-Harvesting Calculations

Appendix 4. Example Plant Lists and Water Requirement Calculations for Tucson, Arizona

Appendix 5. Worksheets: Your Thinking Sheets

Appendix 6. Resources

References

Glossary

Index