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alouvio monnorob Context articles describe those characteristics that define a place. Context articles are divided into five sub-categories:

  • SOIL - here is a discussion of concepts related to soil systems that are relevant to design. These monographs would ideally start with a method of observation. [texture, clay content, organic matter, worms, cation balance]
  • HYDROLOGY - environmental conditions related to water and the hydrologic cycle [inundation, drought, field capacity, precipitation pattern, storm event
  • DISTURBANCE REGIME - naturally occuring physical or ecological processes that result in stress or trauma to elements of a system. [fire, flooding, browse, slope failure]
  • LANDSCAPE POSITION- concepts related to topography and landscape position . [floodplain, ridgeline, keyline, estuary, v-shaped valley]
  • BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURES- landscape structure created by natural processes [bogs, log jams, dunes, mole tunnels, beaver dams]

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