Author(s)/Creator(s)

Valeria Otero Lopez

Document Type

Thesis, Senior

Degree

B. ARCH

Date

Spring 5-2023

Keywords

NYC, Toxic Glacier, Central Park, waste management, public health, environment

Language

English

Disciplines

Environmental Design

Description/Abstract

This thesis is situated in the scenario of a dysfunctional society in which States refuse to cooperate with one another, and every State refuses to import NYC’s waste.

I’m proposing the implementation of a waste treatment plant that processes waste into a “Toxic Glacier” in Central Park, which was originally developed as a place to escape from the overcrowding and polluting streets. Because of the tremendous size this would conquer, there is nowhere in NYC to execute the project but the park.

This project uncovers the City’s hidden motives for concealing waste from its inhabitants. It questions the City’s intentions in keeping waste away from its residents. How much does the process of waste management devastate the water that surrounds us? Why are landfills systematically situated near oppressed neighborhoods? To what extent is the waste disposal process at isolated sites monitored, given the potential dangers to public health and the environment? What kind of financial benefits do those in charge of the waste disposal monopoly reap? The proposed system is an appeal to shake us out of our indifference. It screams at us that waste disposal is not a minor issue, but a pressing danger that poses a threat to our environment.

Source

submission

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