Silt Sand and Slurry by The Dredge Research Collaborative
Silt Sand and Slurry is a visually rich investigation into where, why, and how sediment is central to the future of America’s coasts. Sediment is an unseen infrastructure that shapes and enables modern life. Silt is scooped from sea floors to deepen underwater highways for container ships. It is diverted from river basins to control flooding. It is collected, sorted, managed, and moved to reshape deltas, marshes, and beaches. Anthropogenic action now moves more sediment annually than ‘natural’ geologic processes — yet this global reshaping of the earth’s surface is rarely-discussed and poorly-understood. In four thematic text chapters, four geographic visual studies, and a concluding essay, this book demonstrate why sediment matters now more than ever, given our contemporary context of sea level rise, environmental change, and spatial inequality, through a documentation of the geography of dredging and sediment on the four coasts of the continental United States. The book explores the many limitations of current sediment management practices, such as short-sighted efforts to keep dynamic ecosystems from changing, failure to value sediment as a resource, and inequitable decision-making processes. In response to these conditions, the DRC delineate an approach to designing with sediment that is adaptive, healthy, and equitable.The Dredge Research Collaborative is an independent 501c3 nonprofit organisation which investigates human sediment handling practices, through publications, events, and other projects. Our mission is to improve sediment management through design research, building public knowledge, and facilitating transdisciplinary conversation.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781954081840 |
| ISBN 10 | 1954081847 |
| Title | Silt Sand and Slurry |
| Author | The Dredge Research Collaborative |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oro Editions |
| Year published | 2024-03-18 |
| Number of pages | 385 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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