Facilitators-Handbook-For-Permaculture

Workshop Module 2: Natural Patterns and Permaculture Design 67

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Presentation : Various ways to create maps

Method : Facilitator presentation

Tools : Images of different types of maps

References : PC Book MOD 2 - Natural Patterns and Permaculture Design

Objective : Participants learn about different ways to create maps

Maps help us to create new things, and design better versions of what we have. By using

maps we can look at our plans in a visual way, which helps us to think more creatively

and link together different components of a design.

Each design will have different requirements for mapping and maps can be made in

several different ways including:

• Scaled 3-dimensional models – A highly effective mapping method for
  community meetings and/or group discussions, which stimulates the participants’
  creativity and helps to create a more accurate model. You can represent
  mountain slopes and rivers, and even experiment with water flows using real
  water!


• Creating maps using readily available natural resources – Maps can be
  created in the dirt. This method is often easier for participants to understand
  and recreate later. Lines can be marked out using sticks and models can be
  created to represent the features on the land – trees, buildings, rivers, etc.


• Graphic line drawings on paper.

For a guide to map contents use the large map and map contents sections in the

PC Book MOD 2 – Natural Patterns and Permaculture Design.