Floodplain Marsh Recovery: A Critical Ecosystem

Energy and sustainability, Essay, expanding design practices, Middle Density, Xiaonian Shen, Yamuna River Project

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Excerpt from Yamuna River Project by Iñaki Alday and Pankaj Vir Gupta, published by Actar Publishers.
Yamuna River Project, 2018 -- https://actar.com/product/yamuna-river-project/

Jahangirpuri Marsh typifies the landscape that used to make up Delhi’s floodplain before these natural ecologies gave way to urban expansion. Today, the marsh is one of the critical ecosystems that remains in Delhi but it is facing serious issues such as waste dumping, marsh drying, and decreased water quality. In recent decades, informal settlements have encroached upon the marsh, resulting in a dramatic decrease of its land area.