Collaborative, The Dredge Research

Silt Sand and Slurry: Dredging, Sediment, and the Worlds We Are Making

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ISBN 13:: 9781954081840
author:: Collaborative, The Dredge Research
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Oro Editions
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2024
Pages:: 388
Dimensions:: 26.2 x 20.6 x 3.6 centimetres (1
Genre:: Arts & Photography, Architecture & Design, Methods & Materials,
Condition:: New
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Silt, Sand, Slurry, Dredging, Sediment, and the Worlds We Are Making is a visually rich investigation into the role of sediment in shaping America's coasts. Sediment plays a crucial role in modern life, from deepening underwater highways for container ships to controlling flooding in river basins. The book explores how human activities are now moving more sediment annually than natural geological processes, yet this global reshaping of the earth's surface is rarely discussed and poorly understood. The book examines the limitations of current sediment management practices, including short-sighted efforts to preserve dynamic ecosystems and inequitable decision-making processes. In response, it proposes an approach to designing with sediment that is adaptive, healthy, and equitable. Through four thematic text chapters, four geographic visual studies, and a concluding essay, the authors demonstrate why sediment matters in the context of sea level rise, environmental change, and spatial inequality. By documenting the geography of dredging and sediment on the four coasts of the continental United States, the book sheds light on the importance of valuing sediment as a resource and developing more sustainable practices.

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