[REVIVIFYING SEDIMENT] is about studying and simulating the reformation of dynamic river wetlands and parts of River Clyde in Glasgow. Due to the climate emergency and the primary 1.5 degrees Celsius impact of global warming and side effect, like high-frequency flooding events and extreme weather conditions. The influence of climate emergency has severely affected humans and more than humans livings in Glasgow, along the River Clyde catchment. The aim is to attenuate River Clyde’s flood impact and strengthen the human and more than a human relationship with the river corridor.
Take into account the climate emergency and flood context, by analysing the current and future flood risks and influenced inhabitants in the investigation area, challenging the existing water-relevant factors (flood reason, tidal fluctuation, precipitation…). The main strategic solution is to re-manage and reuse the sediment resource in the river system and reshape the sediment topography along the bank of River Cart and Newshot Nature Reserve. Combine with wetlands and salt marsh restoration, the solution will reinforce the reshaped topography. In the dynamic process, the restoration of sediment topography will be influenced by river flow, flood force, plant regeneration and human engagement.
The dynamic process of reforming river wetlands is based on the predicted flood situations in 2030, 2050 and 2100, and it is reasonably related to the inundation situation after the global temperature rises 1.5 degrees. [Revivifying Sediment] speculates on the resilience of reshaped sediment and river wetlands in the face of future flooding events.
