While learning about early river construction in unit 9 I was fascinated by the concept of river life. Examples in module 9 of such life were shown in Italy, Thailand and even the USA. I live in Texas so I have always heard about early life on the Mississippi from my Cajun friends. Mark Twain popularized the Mississippi with novels such as Huckleberry Finn. The river was a major resource for transportation of people and goods throughout the Southern United States. This activity led to the popularization of the wooden paddle-boat image used for so many purposes today.
Today, the river is still used for the transportation of goods and people. Many casinos and tourist attractions have been built on the river based upon the market of the tourism industry. Said growth is excellent for the commerce and economy of the receiving-river city however not so wonderful for the local ecosystem. The building of hard structures to protect corporate assets has outweighed the forethought of using soft structure techniques so as to not disrupt those also enjoying the “mighty Mississippi”.
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.