The Echoes of Sky River: Two Pre-modern and Modern Atmospheric Assemblages

Abstract

This thesis explores the territory of sky rivers- the atmospheric water resources and weather modification technologies and promotes two hybridized and decentralized indigenous techno-cultural communities. It identifies the formal, cultural, and functional similarity and continuity of the pre-modern landscapes for the sky and the modern weather modification approach, which can be regarded as a method of cultural conservation and territorial connection. This thesis seeks to bridge the gap between separated landscape discourses: the scientific reaction to climate change globally, and the cultural sense of weather locally. It sees the role of the landscape architect extending to both extremes of scale: one, it explores the dynamics of the atmosphere and extends the territory of hydrology; and two, it consolidates faith-based, productive, and technological alliances of interest in the community and residential scales to enable indigenous and vulnerable communities to develop resilience in response to climate change.