Essays about: "water megaprojects"

Found 2 essays containing the words water megaprojects.

1. 1. A voice of water : An exploration of storytelling and co-created speculative design to approach a representation of water in the urban development of Slussen, Stockholm

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Melissa van Gerwen; [2021]
   Keywords : Storytelling; co-created speculative design; future images; coproduction; nonhumans; critical utopianism; ecocentrism; Slussen; water;

   Abstract : The current communicative planning paradigm appears to lack the ability to include the voices of the voiceless and is stuck in practices that continue to confirm the status-quo through technocratic quick fixes, which do not solve underlying problems causing climate change. This thesis is an exploration of how two unconventional methods, storytelling and co-created speculative design, can contribute to a change in paradigm, specifically improve the inclusiveness of coproduction, where nonhumans are involved in the decision-making processes. READ MORE

3. 2. Questioning the tunnel vision : Assessing the frames and governance of California’s WaterFix megaproject

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Philip Scarampi; [2017]
   Keywords : sustainability science; political ecology; water megaprojects; governance; frames; California; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Over the last century, large-scale water megaprojects have become a globally widespread method of addressing water scarcity by moving water from areas of water surplus to deficit. The U.S. READ MORE