{"id":63791,"key":"Sectors","title":"Sectors","latest":{"id":1223656,"timestamp":"2026-01-08T23:06:45Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"[[File:Perma sectors zones.jpg|thumb|An example map displaying both sectors and [[zones]]; two key aspects of permaculture site analysis.]]\n\nIn permaculture design '''sectors''' are a way of considering the external forces that move into a site such as prevailing wind direction, site orientation and aspect (north, south, east, west, etc.), winter/summer sun paths, underlying geological make-up (bedrock causing clay or sandy soil types, etc.), [[frost pockets]] and so on. Sector analysis is used to determine how we might best take steps to either utilise or counter such factors.\n\nAs with a [[zone]] map, a sector map will often center on a house or other important building.\n\n=== Examples ===\n\nSectors frequently mapped include:\n\n* maximal and minimal solar exposure (Summer and Winter)\n* desirable views of the local landscape\n* seasonal prevailing wind directions\n* nearby traffic, construction or neighbors\n* access roads through the property\n* potential fire hazard\n\n{{Page data\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n| keywords = permaculture\n| ported-from = https://permaculture.fandom.com/wiki/Zones_(Permaculture)\n| description = Permaculture sectors guide site planning by mapping sun, wind, and water flow. Appropedia shows how these insights lead to smarter, sustainable living.\n}}\n\n[[Category:Permaculture]]"}