Conservation Disassembled: Choreographing Infrastructural and Ecological Flows in the Rio Grande Delta

Abstract

This project investigates the current tension between waste economies and lagoonal ecologies in the Rio Grande Delta. It questions the notions of growth through production and conservation through preservation by offering a new model for the region that couples marine disassembly practices with the conservation of ecologically sensitive areas. Situated in a shifting landscape — socially, economically, and environmentally — the project acknowledges the importance of both systems and attempts to choreograph infrastructural and ecological flows to enhance regional resiliency and productivity.

Keywords

Disassembly / Conservation / Shipbreaking / Waste / Delta

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Higher Education Press