Drinking the Winds
Monsoon as Atmospheric Spring
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13100820 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christina Leigh Geros (0000-0002-0049-6558, Royal College of Art, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 65-88 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | GeoHumanities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2373-5678 • E-ISSN: 2373-566X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/2373566x.2021.1929384 |
| PMID | 34423119 |
| OpenAlex | W3182761572 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 28 |
This paper explores monsoons as a set of atmospheric-orographic dynamics productive of water resources and as a site of actionable concern for landscape practice. From study to representation to design, the term "landscape practice" is used to describe a way of positioning environments as both subject and object of concern. While monsoons are constituents of many geographies, dynamics, materials and experiences, this paper focuses on the South Asian monsoon and its relationship with the Tibetan Plateau. In this region, freshwater resources are dependent on the monsoon; however, as rising global temperatures and rapid urban development significantly impact the behavior of the monsoon and the Plateau's ability to store freshwater, the monsoon-as a kinetic body of freshwater-becomes the focal point of visual media productions and extractive technologies that require a shifting of perspective from one that privileges land to one that centers the atmosphere. The inclusion of meteorological and atmospheric material and dynamics within the space of landscape practice, constructively challenges the spatial discipline's engagement with exploitable resources; and the monsoon provides a tangible site and set of conditions that is in urgent need of this exploration
Climatology · East Asian Monsoon · Environmental resource management · Geography · Meteorology · Monsoon · Orographic lift · Plateau (mathematics · Precipitation · Coastal and Marine Management · Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies · Environmental Science · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Geology
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |