Ecological Mediators

The ‘Ecological Mediators’ offers resilient solutions along each of Quebec City’s four rivers of Cap-Rouge, Saint-Charles, Beauport and Montmorency by considering natural and anthropogenically-altered hydrologic fluctuations (tides, sea level rise, flooding) that define the ecosystems, casting the rivers as mediators of these changing environmental conditions. Turning each of the rivers into a dynamic filter, the project creates built-in capacity for the rivers and their floodplains to absorb and alleviate changes and transformations that might be otherwise devastating. The project foresees controlling water runoff by creating treatment trains with both subsurface infiltration/biofiltration areas and constructed surface wetlands. By designating areas for aquaculture and urban nurseries, there will be a built-incapacity for growth and replenishment of the riverscapes both as practical and educational components that complements the gestures at the landscape and urban level.

Volume Editors
Amir Ameri & Rebecca O'Neal Dagg

ISBN
978-1-944214-14-2