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Sweet&Salt in the Journal of Preservation Technology

Geschreven door Tracy Metz op . Gepost in Architectuur, Artikelen, Landschap, Publicaties, Stad, Water.

The American publication Journal of Preservation Technology invited me to write about the changing Dutch approach to water management. “The Dutch have centuries of experience in keeping the water at bay. But will that suffice to protect the lowlands from the effects of climate change?” With examples from all around the country, from the Enclosure Dike up north to Rotterdam and down to Zeeland, and with some studies of future scenario’s – including managed retreat. Read my piece here:

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Architectural Record: the canaries in the global warming-coalmine

Geschreven door Tracy Metz op . Gepost in Artikelen, Boeken, Eigen werk, Landschap, Publicaties, Stad, Water.

The Dutch are the canaries in the global-warming coalmine, writes James Russell in his review of Sweet&Salt: Water and the Dutch in the December print issue of Architectural Record. ‘Sweet&Salt is a profoundly humanistic consideration of the culture of water, with many ideas by designers about how to deal with water’s myriad challenges.’ He describes the book as ”an intensely visual consideration of the history, culture and engineering of water that engages our senses and our emotions – not just our intellect – with its ravishing photography, cartography and art.”...

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Sweet&Salt: Water Is Their Frenemy

Geschreven door Tracy Metz op . Gepost in Artikelen, Boeken, Eigen werk, Landschap, Publicaties, Water.

Sweeet&Salt: Water and the Dutch is ‘a beautiful and important book’, writes Armando Carbonell of the Lincoln Institute for Land Policy in his review of the book for the Loeb Fellowship site. ‘The ever-increasing Dutch reliance on engineering solutions to keep the water at bay does not come without costs, and they go beyond the never-ending building and maintenance of structures. There are increasing conflicts between the sweet and the salt, with serious worries about  fresh water for drinking and agriculture.’ And now comes the ‘hot breath of...

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