Grantee Research Project Results
Enhancing Urban Sustainability through the Application of Permaculture Principles
EPA Grant Number: SU834337Title: Enhancing Urban Sustainability through the Application of Permaculture Principles
Investigators: Reyes, Manuel , Young, Carmen , Higgs, Kori , Hargis, Maria , Carter, Scott
Current Investigators: Reyes, Manuel , Alvarez, Carlos Montoya , Young, Carmen , Higgs, Kori , Hayes, Randall , Carter, Scott
Institution: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
EPA Project Officer: Page, Angela
Phase: I
Project Period: August 15, 2009 through August 14, 2010
Project Amount: $10,000
RFA: P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet (2009) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: P3 Challenge Area - Sustainable and Healthy Communities , P3 Challenge Area - Safe and Sustainable Water Resources , Pollution Prevention/Sustainable Development , P3 Awards , Sustainable and Healthy Communities
Objective:
To prove that inclusion of permaculture at North Carolina A&T State University campus will be environmentally, socially and economically better landscaping approach than just the current traditional systems of manicured lawns and bricks or concrete.
Approach:
To compare the water consumption, urban runoff, temperature, air quality, public acceptance, soil quality; and fertilizer, pesticide and energy used, and labor cost under permaculture, manicured lawn and brick systems.
Expected Results:
Our output is an established permaculture system which contains a rain garden, rain water collector, drip irrigation, bird pond, solar lights, solar pump and different endemic plant species.
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Enhancing Urban Sustainability through the Application of Permaculture Principles | 2011 Progress Report | Final ReportThe perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoints of the principal investigator and may not represent the views and policies of ORD and EPA. Conclusions drawn by the principal investigators have not been reviewed by the Agency.