Pathologies of Porosity: Looming Transitions Along the Mississippi River Ship Channel
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Texto Completo: | https://doi.org/10.17645/up.v8i3.6954 |
Resumo: | This article explores recent developments along the Mississippi River Ship Channel, the Mississippi River Delta, and the port city territory of New Orleans, US. The lower reaches of the Mississippi River through which the ship channel is maintained have become increasingly porous over the past decade, as flooding events have triggered or expanded multiple breaches or crevasses along the river’s eastern bank. This increasing porosity has generated debates between political and economic assemblages favoring different approaches to navigation management, flood control, and ecosystem restoration. The tensions and contradictions facing delta residents, planners, managers, and engineers come down to a question of hydrological porosity in the Mississippi River Delta, both in the river’s navigation channel itself, but also in the estuarine basins that extend from its banks towards the Gulf of Mexico. This article describes how over the past several decades different modes of porosity have emerged in scientific and public discourse around water management. The science and politics of these competing modes of porosity animate a great deal of environmental decision-making in the region today. The article’s analytical framework bridges research focused on the theme of porosity in port city territories, the political ecology of infrastructure standards, and management pathologies in ecosystem management. |
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Pathologies of Porosity: Looming Transitions Along the Mississippi River Ship Channeldredging; infrastructure; management pathologies; Mississippi River; ship channels; urbanized deltasThis article explores recent developments along the Mississippi River Ship Channel, the Mississippi River Delta, and the port city territory of New Orleans, US. The lower reaches of the Mississippi River through which the ship channel is maintained have become increasingly porous over the past decade, as flooding events have triggered or expanded multiple breaches or crevasses along the river’s eastern bank. This increasing porosity has generated debates between political and economic assemblages favoring different approaches to navigation management, flood control, and ecosystem restoration. The tensions and contradictions facing delta residents, planners, managers, and engineers come down to a question of hydrological porosity in the Mississippi River Delta, both in the river’s navigation channel itself, but also in the estuarine basins that extend from its banks towards the Gulf of Mexico. This article describes how over the past several decades different modes of porosity have emerged in scientific and public discourse around water management. The science and politics of these competing modes of porosity animate a great deal of environmental decision-making in the region today. The article’s analytical framework bridges research focused on the theme of porosity in port city territories, the political ecology of infrastructure standards, and management pathologies in ecosystem management.Cogitatio Press2023-09-26info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17645/up.v8i3.6954https://doi.org/10.17645/up.v8i3.6954Urban Planning; Vol 8, No 3 (2023): Shipping Canals in Transition: Rethinking Spatial, Economic, and Environmental Dimensions From Sea to Hinterland; 263-2742183-763510.17645/up.i296reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/6954https://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/6954/6954Copyright (c) 2023 Joshua Alan Lewisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessLewis, Joshua Alan2023-09-28T21:15:20Zoai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/6954Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:31:39.168936Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Pathologies of Porosity: Looming Transitions Along the Mississippi River Ship Channel |
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Pathologies of Porosity: Looming Transitions Along the Mississippi River Ship Channel |
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Pathologies of Porosity: Looming Transitions Along the Mississippi River Ship Channel Lewis, Joshua Alan dredging; infrastructure; management pathologies; Mississippi River; ship channels; urbanized deltas |
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Pathologies of Porosity: Looming Transitions Along the Mississippi River Ship Channel |
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Pathologies of Porosity: Looming Transitions Along the Mississippi River Ship Channel |
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Pathologies of Porosity: Looming Transitions Along the Mississippi River Ship Channel |
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Pathologies of Porosity: Looming Transitions Along the Mississippi River Ship Channel |
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Pathologies of Porosity: Looming Transitions Along the Mississippi River Ship Channel |
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Lewis, Joshua Alan |
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Lewis, Joshua Alan |
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Lewis, Joshua Alan |
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dredging; infrastructure; management pathologies; Mississippi River; ship channels; urbanized deltas |
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dredging; infrastructure; management pathologies; Mississippi River; ship channels; urbanized deltas |
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This article explores recent developments along the Mississippi River Ship Channel, the Mississippi River Delta, and the port city territory of New Orleans, US. The lower reaches of the Mississippi River through which the ship channel is maintained have become increasingly porous over the past decade, as flooding events have triggered or expanded multiple breaches or crevasses along the river’s eastern bank. This increasing porosity has generated debates between political and economic assemblages favoring different approaches to navigation management, flood control, and ecosystem restoration. The tensions and contradictions facing delta residents, planners, managers, and engineers come down to a question of hydrological porosity in the Mississippi River Delta, both in the river’s navigation channel itself, but also in the estuarine basins that extend from its banks towards the Gulf of Mexico. This article describes how over the past several decades different modes of porosity have emerged in scientific and public discourse around water management. The science and politics of these competing modes of porosity animate a great deal of environmental decision-making in the region today. The article’s analytical framework bridges research focused on the theme of porosity in port city territories, the political ecology of infrastructure standards, and management pathologies in ecosystem management. |
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