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Innovative Innovative reusereuseprocessesprocesses
ininCascadeCascade SystemsSystems
Andreas GraberUniversity of Applied Sciences Waedenswil / Zurich
Intecol 2004, The Waterharmonica Session, July 29th
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ContentsContents
!4 Case Studies of polycultures
!Conceptual Thinking
!Future systems ?
!Discussion
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4 polyculture systems4 polyculture systems
!Baobab-Farm Mombasa, Kenya
!Aquaculture Otelfingen
!Tropical Greenhouse Ruswil
!Aquaponic Waedenswil
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Baobab Farm, Baobab Farm, MombasaMombasa KenyaKenya
BamburiBamburi CementCement factoryfactory limestonelimestone quarryquarry
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Bamburi Bamburi coralcoral desertdesert 19711971
Dr. h.c. RenDr. h.c. Renéé HallerHaller
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TheThe historyhistory of of successsuccess
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Casuarina Casuarina monoculturemonoculture afterafter a a fewfew yearsyears
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MillipedeMillipede(Epibolus (Epibolus
pulchripes)pulchripes)
convertsconvertscasuarinacasuarinaneedlesneedles
to to humushumus
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Mixed Mixed coastalcoastal forestforest withwith preciousprecious timberstimbers
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Fenandoa Fenandoa magnificamagnifica PapilioPapilio demodocusdemodocusBauhiniaBauhinia mombassae mombassae BebeariaBebearia cocaliacocalia
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BiologicalBiological pest pest controlcontrol withwith naturalnatural predatorspredators
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ProductsProducts: : timbertimber, , coalcoal, , honeyhoney, , fishfish
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RiceRice fieldsfields to to purifypurify fishfish waterwater
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CrocodileCrocodile farmingfarming to recycle to recycle fishfish wasteswastes
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EatEat and and bebe devoureddevoured
! adapt your management to the localsituation
!But: remain flexible and open to changes
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EcoEco--tourismtourism forfor incomeincome and and educationeducation
!! matchmatch economyeconomy and and ecologyecology
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!! Never give up,Never give up,just find another way to achieve your goals!just find another way to achieve your goals!
««All All mymy successessuccesses areare basedbased uponuponmymy failuresfailures»»
Dr. Dr. h.ch.c. Ren. Renéé HallerHaller
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AquaAquaccultureulture OtelfingenOtelfingen::nutrientnutrient recyclingrecycling from biogas effluent from biogas effluent
through biomass productionthrough biomass production
solids toland application
liquids toaquaculture
kompogas.ch
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SellingSelling of ornamental of ornamental plantsplants
floweringwater hyacinth
(Eichhornia crassipes)
water hyacinths and nile cabbage (Pistia stratiotes)
ready for marketing
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VegetablesVegetables fromfrom biogasbiogas effluenteffluent
soil culture hydroponic rock beds
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wastewaterwastewater →→ algaealgae →→ daphniadaphnia →→ fishfish
reconstructing the aquatic food chain usingMicroalgae (Scenedesmus sp.)Waterfleas (Daphnia magna)
Fishes (Tench, Tilapia, Common and Silver Carp)
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TropicalTropical greenhousegreenhouseRuswilRuswil
TransitgasTransitgascompression compression stationstation
greenhousegreenhouse
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TilapiaTilapia OreochromisOreochromis niloticusniloticus
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AquaponicAquaponic WaedenswilWaedenswil
hydroponic filter
rain-water
fish feed
fishes: tilapia, trout, perch
soil culture
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NutrientNutrient balancebalance in in aquaponicaquaponic
4 % feeduneaten
N 96 %
P 96 %
N 100 %P 100 %
incorporated
N 47 %P 36 %
data from: Bergheim und Asgard 1996
excreted
N 49 %P 60 %
hydroponic
completenutrientusagesoil culture
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Roses and Roses and tomatoestomatoes fromfrom fishfish wasteswastes
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ProductsRessources
www.cascadesystems.ch
fishfish aquacultureaquaculture
hydroponichydroponicsoilsoil cultureculturerainwater
wastewater
waste heat
organics
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PostulationsPostulations of Industrial of Industrial EcologyEcology
! understand nature to design manmadesystems
! work with natural systems, not against them
! create industrial ecosystems
! balance industry to natural ecosystemcapacity
! dematerialize industrial output
! use energy in a systemic pattern
from: Hardin B.C. Tibbs. In: The Whole Earth Review, Winter 1992.
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The same The same �� a question of system designa question of system design
→→ ecosystem servicesecosystem services
→→ output orientedoutput oriented
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International Conference on Urban HorticultureUniversity of Applied Sciences Waedenswil, Sept 2002
system exampleUrban Horticulture ProductsRessources
www.hortikultur.ch
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VerticalVertical Farm Farm �� ourour futurefuture??
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QuestionsQuestions& &
DiscussionDiscussion
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TheThe historyhistory of of success in Baobabsuccess in Baobab--FarmFarm!! 1971: 26 1971: 26 treetree speciesspecies plantedplanted in in coralcoral rockrock
!! afterafter 3 3 monthsmonths onlyonly 3 3 surviverssurvivers: : CasuarinasCasuarinas, , ConocarpusConocarpus, , CoconutCoconut
!! 33��000 000 CasuarinasCasuarinas plantedplanted as as greengreen islandisland in in thethecoralcoral desertdesert
!! MillipedeMillipede and and compostcompost bacteriabacteria convertconvertCasuarinaCasuarina needlesneedles to to humushumus
!! 30 30 yearsyears laterlater up to 20 cm up to 20 cm humushumus
!! 350 350 coastalcoastal forestforest treestrees plantedplanted withinwithin CasuarinasCasuarinas
!! stepwisestepwise additionaddition of of subsystemssubsystems
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Haller Haller principlesprinciples in in thethe BaobabBaobab--FarmFarm
! adapt your management to the local conditions:no trouble-shooting but far-sighted planning!
! always remain flexible and open to changes! carefully match economy and ecology:
nature based business resulted in 54 products! Never give up, just find another way to achieve
your goals!
«All my successes are basedupon my failures»
Dr. h.c. René Haller
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IntegratedIntegrated aquacultureaquaculture systemsystem
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ProductsProducts fromfrom wastewaterwastewater--fedfed aquacultureaquaculture
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Tropical greenhouse Tropical greenhouse RuswilRuswilAdapted system design to Swiss conditions
soil cultures /soil cultures /agricultureagriculture
aquaponicaquaponic
fish productionfish production
fish sludge
irrigation
tropical fruits
tropical vegetables
tropicalornamental plants
fishes
rainwater
fish feed
Waterpurification
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PostulationsPostulations of Industrial of Industrial EcologyEcology
! understand and interpret natural systems and apply this know-how to design manmade systems
! forms of technology that work with natural systems, not against them
! create industrial ecosystems (ecosystem services)! balance industrial input and output to natural
ecosystem capacity! dematerialize industrial output =
service based economy! use energy in a systemic pattern
from: Hardin B.C. Tibbs. In: The Whole Earth Review, Winter 1992.
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" Demonstration plants
" indoor green in roomsfor coffe break, sessions
system exampleAdventure parks ProductsRessources
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ComparisonComparison WaterharmonicaWaterharmonica �� CascadeCascade SystemsSystems
ressourcesnoneRunning costs
little � much
requires trained personnelonly during constructionpersonnel
noneenergy requirement
small, controllablelarge, unlimitedscale
high, man-controlledman-made �tools�
low to noneman-made for nature
maintenance
produce food: fish and vegetables, ornamental plants→→ outputoutput orientedoriented
cleared waterheightened CC of ecosystem and wildlife→→ ecosystemecosystem servicesservices
products= goals
according to naturalprocesses / copy of nature
eco-engineered naturenatural constructed wetland
system