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Highways: The Dichotomy of the Technocene
Ellen Ma
Carolina Noguera
Polly Ren
The story of the Technocene is a story of dichotomies, the dichotomy between the built-up environment and the surrounding nature, between rich and poor communities, and between the hustle and bustle of the urban systems and the peace and serenity of protected wilderness. We focus on highways and nearby impaired waters to show this dichotomy in the Technocene, as these highways serve as the foundation of the Technocene.
They enable people, goods, and services to travel across state borders. They enable technology to flourish and economies to expand. At the same time, these highways serve as avenues for pollution to spread and for inequalities to exacerbate. As our project explores the relationship between the highways and the nearby 3/4 Coast, it becomes evident that they epitomise the complex dualities that are intrinsically linked to the Technocene.
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