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Relational River Rights : Design Dialogues with the River Goddess Yamuna Malik, Prashi

Abstract

Located in New Delhi, India, this project seeks to expand upon the understanding of 'River Rights' through a lens of pluralism and relationality. Although culturally, River Yamuna is considered a revered Goddess in the country, her water continues to be contaminated beyond repair. Granted that this issue of freshwater waste stems from political unwillingness and lack of necessary infrastructure, but it is worsened by a strong sense of apathy within the local community. This project explores design narratives to counter this apathy by giving the river Goddess Yamuna a voice, making her a participant, a client, and a consistent presence in the future development of her own floodplain.

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Title
Relational River Rights : Design Dialogues with the River Goddess Yamuna
Creator
Malik, Prashi
Date Issued
2022
Description
Located in New Delhi, India, this project seeks to expand upon the understanding of 'River Rights' through a lens of pluralism and relationality. Although culturally, River Yamuna is considered a revered Goddess in the country, her water continues to be contaminated beyond repair. Granted that this issue of freshwater waste stems from political unwillingness and lack of necessary infrastructure, but it is worsened by a strong sense of apathy within the local community. This project explores design narratives to counter this apathy by giving the river Goddess Yamuna a voice, making her a participant, a client, and a consistent presence in the future development of her own floodplain.
Subject
Landscape architecture; River Rights; Rights of Nature; Relationality; Pluralism; Worldviews; Design Narratives
Geographic Location
Delhi (India)
Genre
Graduating Project
Type
Text
Language
eng
Series
University of British Columbia. LARC 598
Date Available
2022-06-23
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0415697
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/81796
Affiliation
Applied Science, Faculty of; Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA), School of
Campus
UBCV
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Graduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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