Volume 1 Table of Contents
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


