That our strategy is to increase resident's awareness of how the ecology of the East River directly influences their well being through the use of interactive installations and informal environmental education.
Our tactics include using chalk, string, tape, sound, and other media to demarcate the paths of water flow into the East River, guiding residents walking paths to converge with the water flow paths. We also propose a wetland habitat that will break up the concrete wall that separates people from the water and re-connect people to the ecology of the site.
The landscape we propose will be productive in that it will educate and raise awareness around environmental justice issues. It will also generate discussion about the state of the East River ecologically and people's uses of the waterfront. Lastly, the wetlands habitat will provide water filtration, which will lead to healthier fish and fishermen.
We decided not to limit our audience to only the public housing residents, but to open it up to anyone that lives near the site.
In terms of presentation, we were thinking about constructing digital models of water flow (CSOs and runoff) into the East River and combining that with a video of those things in action. We also discussed the importance of documentation, using both photo and video, of the temporary installations on site.
We need to research a number of things, including:
- Types of wetland plants that would work in our site area
- Specific scientific research pertaining to implementing a wetland at our site
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