Walworth Community Garden Network (WCGN) watering impact
Team: Adrian Butler, Tom Rowan, Sarah Bell, Charlotte Johnson, Carl Watson, Rehan Yaleem, Javid Yousaf
Partners: Walworth Community Garden Network
Objectives: Support WCGN‘s ‘sustainable watering project’.
Activities:
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Develop garden calculator and assessment tools with gardeners.
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Monitor & model water use in gardens
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Model rainwater harvesting potential
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Qualitative research with gardeners about co-benefits of sustainable watering and decision making processes
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Literature / evidence reviews and case studies analysis of sustainable watering for community gardens
Outputs:
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Garden watering calculator (software)
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Sustainable watering assessment framework (tool)
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4 x MSc dissertations on: rainwater harvesting potential, decision making, co-benefits, surface run off & sewer impacts.


