Agroforestry Extension Resources

Resources A100-109

A109 Bio-engineering for Effective Road Maintenance in the Caribbean

J Clark and J Hellin,  1996. Forest Research Programme (FRP); Overseas Development Administration (ODA); Natural Resources Institute (NRI) - University of Greenwich. 121pp ISBN 0 85954 453 2

This manual summarises the results of the FRP project R5809. It builds on experience gained in Nepal (see A108 ), but describes techniques and species suitable for the Caribbean region. It is clearly laid out, and well illustrated with line drawings.

• Available from The Head, Publishing and Publicity Services, Natural Resources Institute, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent, ME4 4TB, United Kingdom. Price £10.00. Quote FR11

CONTENTS:

Acknowledgements
About this Manual
Introduction

Techniques
Live Mini Check Dam
Fascines
Stone Pitching with Vegetation
Grass Barrier Silt Trap
Surface Erosion Control with Vetiver Grass
Dry Stone Toe Wall with Vegetation
Sample Technique Sheet

Species
Azadirachta indica
Bambusa vulgaris
Calliandra calothyrsus
Cynodon dactylon
Gliricidia sepium
Haematoxylum campechianum
Leucaena leucocephala
Panicum maximum
Pennisetum purpureum
Psidium guajava
Vetiveria zizanioides
Sample Species Sheet

Specifications
A: Propagation of Bambusa vulgaris
B: Establishment of Trees and Shrubs
C: Production and Planting of Vetiver
D: Preparation of Hardwood Cuttings
E: Propagation and Establishment of Grasses

Caribbean Case Studies
St Lucia - West Coast Road
Jamaica - North Coast Road
Jamaica - Guinea Corn to Corner Shop Road
Trinidad - Rural Access Roads
Trinidad - Secondary Hillside Roads
Trinidad and Tobago - University of the West Indies (UWI), St Augustine

Species for Bio-Engineering in the Caribbean

Publications

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