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The Delta deteriorated throughout the last century as corporations diverted water to ease water-borne commerce. A simple decision which had catastrophic consequences. The new model described in the article linked here correctly notes the impact of multiple levels of planning on each other. Definitely true, and an advance over previous planning methods... IF planning is put in the hands of working-class communities and not left to those same corporations. "Scientists unveil 10,000 sq ft model of Mississippi delta to help save coastline "At twice the size of a regulation basketball court, the enormous replica will be used to work out an ambitious water-diversion plan." "The LSU model cost $4m and is housed a stone’s throw from the actual Mississippi river in Baton Rouge. Among questions that researchers hope it will help to answer are: how will opening one diversion affect the river’s flow? How will diversions affect dredging done by the US army corps of engineers? How will multiple diversions along the river affect each other? “What you do in one place has an impact on another,” said Willson, “and so the idea of looking at larger-scale impacts or larger-scale processes is critical to looking at what the potential impacts are or the unintended consequences of projects, and so a model of this scale allows you to do that.” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/18/mississippi-delta-model-coastal-erosion-scientists _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
