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Bangladesh’s riverine villages are benefiting from clever design
- helsinkiandrew 4y agohttps://archive.ph/3KBqK https://archive.ph/3KBqK
- neonate 4y agohttp://web.archive.org/web/20230414172303/https://www.economist.com/culture/2023/04/12/bangladeshs-riverine-villages-are-benefiting-from-clever-design http://web.archive.org/web/20230414172303/https://www.econom...
- somethoughts 4y agoIts interesting - this article reminded me of a Youtube video about City Skylines and flood control. Cities Skylines Flood Management Tutorial - Ten Top Tips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dxhecED8_E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dxhecED8_E Its interesting to what extent if a highly accurate physics model were created along with: - physical maps of existing villages - rivers and their flood models - levee/construction and build material costs you could make an open source research platform/game/competition that could actually find the best engineered solution for various locations.
- rayiner 4y agoThere is a lot of interesting flood control and drainage projects in Bangladesh. My dad remembers taking a boat to school during monsoon season. But today, kids in his village don’t do that because of the flood control measures.
- jimmySixDOF 4y agoOn the Mekong and it's tributaries where there is a significant change in where the river banks on a seasonal basis the whole community is set up to shift up/down and or side to side. I have seen NGOs set up floating schools and even basketball courts in cages on a refurbished barge. People are resourceful and adaptation hopefully is what separates us from the Dinosaurs.
- achow 4y agoThe architect Kashef Chowdhury's presentation on the design. Much more visual, gets covered in 10mins: https://youtu.be/lc1DMkQqfLw?t=243 https://youtu.be/lc1DMkQqfLw?t=243
- dave333 4y agoThis is a great talk - in particular I loved the cyclone shelter starting around 36:00 in the video - but all of his projects are spectacular given the severe constraints of that part of the world.
- dave333 4y agoAround minute 58 he makes a great point about not starting his designs on computer because that restrains what he can do - he always starts with pencil and paper and the more organic results show through.
- milleramp 4y agoIs it too much to ask for pictures or diagrams of the islands?
- helsinkiandrew 4y agoIsn’t there a photo under the headline?
- knjo 4y agoFunny, I learned more from HN and Nomad Century about my country's innovative actions to climate change than the local news sites...