Water Works: Eco-Social Design

Henriette Waal | Clemens Driessen

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There is no way around it: we have arrived at a crucial point in tackling climate change. Through a collection of essays and case studies Water Works shows over forty innovative and creative approaches toward the spreading draught, water pollution and other issues happening to freshwater. Divided into seven different themes Purity, Wild, Scale, Representation, Violence, Infrastructure and Commerce, this book shows how to think of places and spaces that re-imagine eco-social connections and solutions, and generate relationships between people, organisms, and (infra-)structures. It shows different locally embedded ‘water works’ solutions, with examples from all over the globe.The case studies show a myriad of ways to obtain knowledge and to tackle water troubles, both technical and functional-poetic. There are examples such as deconstructing dams, designing better waterfalls, listening to ice and researching different irrigation methods, exploring ways in which local knowledge can be combined with science.

The book shows that art, culture and the incorporation of existing structures and collaborations play a crucial role as inspiration and breeding ground for changing our way of dealing with climate change.