Week 2 - Sectors

Sectors are directional forces that come in from outside our site. Mapping sectors is an important part of the Permaculture design process and part of the decision making matrix that this course teaches. This page introduces the concept of sectors and provides resources for identifying and mapping those directional forces.

Sectors

This first video is a short reminder of where we are now in the Permaculture Decision Making Matrix. Thi sprovides the context for what's next.

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Sector Compass

In this video, we delve into sector analysis and demonstrate the creation of a "Sector Compass", a tool we use to map the sectors for a site. A new sector-mapping tool was created especially for this course. The relevance of sectors for site analysis will be emphasized repeatedly through this course.

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Explore Sector Resources

Explore sectors by clicking on the links below. The idea with these links is for you to learn more about the way that forces behave so you can more effectively map them on your site. We're talking about wildfire, wind, noise, and others.

Site Analysis

Things to notice during site analysis (Links to an external site.)

Permaculture Assessment Phase: Quick Summary (Links to an external site.)

Sector Analysis Overview (Links to an external site.)

List of Site Analysis Elements (Links to an external site.)

Fire

Brief Overview: Wildfire Patterns by Region (Links to an external site.)

Global Fire Map (Links to an external site.)

Global Fire History Search (Links to an external site.)

Video: Fire Behavior In the Wildland/Urban Interface (Links to an external site.)