Comments on: Frozen Cities / Liquid Networks. (air)port & Infrastructural Autonomy http://infranetlab.org/blog/2010/04/frozen-cities-liquid-networks-infrastructural-autonomy-2/ infrastructures / networks / environments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 22:13:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Warren Ellis » Links for 2010-04-20 http://infranetlab.org/blog/2010/04/frozen-cities-liquid-networks-infrastructural-autonomy-2/comment-page-1/#comment-15818 Warren Ellis » Links for 2010-04-20 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:01:03 +0000 http://infranetlab.org/blog/?p=1961#comment-15818 [...] Frozen Cities / Liquid Networks: Infrastructural AutonomyThe following project, developed by Amrit Phull and Claire Lubell, in the Frozen Cities/ Liquid Networks studio at the University of Waterloo, examines how new infrastructure can be produced in the Arctic that allows for the transference from air to shipping logistics and, while doing so, addresses the issue of food production and coastal erosion in the Arctic.(tags:architecture eco ) [...] [...] Frozen Cities / Liquid Networks: Infrastructural AutonomyThe following project, developed by Amrit Phull and Claire Lubell, in the Frozen Cities/ Liquid Networks studio at the University of Waterloo, examines how new infrastructure can be produced in the Arctic that allows for the transference from air to shipping logistics and, while doing so, addresses the issue of food production and coastal erosion in the Arctic.(tags:architecture eco ) [...]

]]> By: karl http://infranetlab.org/blog/2010/04/frozen-cities-liquid-networks-infrastructural-autonomy-2/comment-page-1/#comment-15167 karl Sat, 17 Apr 2010 21:34:49 +0000 http://infranetlab.org/blog/?p=1961#comment-15167 <blockquote cite="http://infranetlab.org/blog/2010/04/frozen-cities-liquid-networks-infrastructural-autonomy-2/">This not only connects the local community to their food but reintroduces the inherent skills of sharing and traditional cultural rituals.<blockquote> It seems on paper indeed a possibility, but I have doubts about it. The civilization of hunting will be gone (it is mostly the case already), transforming it into a real sedentary community. But the most important change might be the growth created by the massive input of new cultures in the north. All these ships and planes are carrying people. If the traffic increases a lot, some of these people will start staying in these areas and will dilute the initial culture by pushing it in different directions. The traffic will also create massive ecological issues.

This not only connects the local community to their food but reintroduces the inherent skills of sharing and traditional cultural rituals.

It seems on paper indeed a possibility, but I have doubts about it. The civilization of hunting will be gone (it is mostly the case already), transforming it into a real sedentary community. But the most important change might be the growth created by the massive input of new cultures in the north. All these ships and planes are carrying people. If the traffic increases a lot, some of these people will start staying in these areas and will dilute the initial culture by pushing it in different directions. The traffic will also create massive ecological issues.

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