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Flow shaping with water plants
The Austrian forester and natural philosopher Viktor Schauberger (1885-1958) perceived many ways of altering a river’s flow, not by trying to steer water into a particular course, but by creating conditions for water to self-organize into a new flow pattern. … Continue reading
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Tagged erosion, flow shaping, meandering, river restoration, Schauberger, self-organization, self-organizing flow, Viktor Schauberger, vortex generation
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Floating timber in brooks
“The logs will not float even 50 meters”, was the official position of the Austrian timber commission. The experts had even brought a signed written testimony to the futility of the project. It was a timber floating system, conceived by … Continue reading
Posted in Water & Self-organization, Water & Viktor Schauberger
Tagged erosion, flood prevention, river regulation, river restoration, Schauberger, self-organizing flow, self-organizing vortex flow, structural stability, temperature movement, timber floating, Viktor Schauberger
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