- Title Information
- Title
- Socio-environmental succession of Providence greenspace
- Subtitle
- consequences of an industrial legacy on modern-day water
infrastructure
- Name:
Personal
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- Acosta, Kailani
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- creator
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- Cole, Cassandra
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- creator
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- Montieth, Lauren
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- creator
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- Tobe, David
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- creator
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Personal
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- Frickel, Scott
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- advisor
- affiliation
- Brown University. Department of Sociology
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- Brown University. Undergraduate Teaching and Research Award
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- research program
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- still image
- Genre (aat)
- posters
- Origin Information
- Place
- Place Term:
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- Providence
- Publisher
- Brown University
- Date Created
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- 2015-08-07
- Physical Description
- Extent
- 1 poster
- digitalOrigin
- reformatted digital
- Abstract
- Water is critical for the development of industry; it is used at all levels of
industrial production as a solvent, coolant, transport agent, and raw material. Abundant
flowing water throughout New England powered rapid growth of factories during the Industrial
Revolution. Tanneries, dyeworks, textile mills, and other industries discharged untreated
wastewaters containing organic solvents, caustics, acids, and heavy metals. Though no longer
active, these historic industrial sites continue to pose hazards when redevelopment disturbs
persistent contaminants. Modifications to natural water ways and development of artificial
water infrastructure has altered how contaminants enter and move through a now-complex water
system. This study will determine the relative concentration, distribution, and proximity to
water of brownfield and Superfund sites located within the Mossashuck and Woonasquatucket
River watersheds, which converge to form the Providence River. Brownfield sites present
potential human health hazards when redeveloped, expanded, or reused due to the presence or
potential presence of hazardous contamination. Superfund sites have been identified as
requiring a long-term response to mitigate or contain known hazardous contaminants.1 \n
Additionally, this study maps the sewage systems of relevant municipalities to investigate
how artificial water infrastructure may be responsible for mobilizing contaminants from
historic sites in unintended ways. In the context of present-day natural and artificial
water infrastructure, these historic sites may pose a threat to both immediate and
geographically removed communities. Our goals include: 1) Develop a database of historic
industrial sites located within the geographic boundaries of the Mossashuck and
Woonasquatucket River watersheds that are known to pose contamination hazards; 2) Geo-locate
sites in reference to major rivers, streams, and other water bodies using GIS software; 3)
Identify and map sewage systems, including combined sewer overflows (CSOs)
- Subject (LCSH)
- Topic
- City planning
- Geographic
- Rhode Island
- Geographic
- Providence
- Subject (LCSH)
- Topic
- Brownfields
- Geographic
- Rhode Island
- Geographic
- Providence
- Subject (LCSH)
- Topic
- Sewage
- Geographic
- Rhode Island
- Geographic
- Providence
- Identifier:
DOI
- 10.26300/kdew-qw17