Biomimicry: natural systems in situ analysis aimed to rain water harvesting

Abstract

Water is a valuable natural resource for life, but the poor management is making it scarce. This lack of care has created a series of social and technical problems, including the difficulties to distribute it to individual homes, particularly in Mexico. In order to solve such problems, it is necessary to find alternatives for its harvesting, care, distribution and use; allowing to reduce social stress, as well as allowing for a better water stewardship. One option is using Biomimicry and design as tools to find innovative, sustainable solutions. The conclusions of this current research project show how two different Mexican plants of notable importance, in economic and even gastronomical terms, had been analyzed through the eyes of the Biomimicry in order to extrapolate possible solutions of water harvesting and distribution. The aim of this paper is to discuss the results of such analyses.