Fail Not The River: Flood and Aftermath in Minot, North Dakota. Issue 2 (2nd July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tangney, ShaunAnne
• Is Part Of: GeoHumanities. Volume 2:Issue 2(2016)
• Page Start: 523
• Page End: 532
• Publication Date: 2016-07-02
• Subjects: flood protection -- Minot -- North Dakota -- partnership ethics -- place attachment -- place studies; 洪泛防治 -- 迈洛特 -- 北达科他州 -- 伙伴关係伦理 -- 地方依附 -- 地方研究; protección contra las inundaciones -- Minot -- Dakota del Norte -- ética de la asociación -- apego al lugar -- estudios de lugares; Arts and geography -- Periodicals; Human geography -- Periodicals; 304.2
• DOI: 10.1080/2373566X.2016.1191957
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2373-566X

Abstract

Abstract : This article chronicles the 2011 Souris River flood in Minot, North Dakota, and the flood protection planning that has arisen in response to that flood. The essay argues that the current plans for flood protection in Minot threaten to denude the river and to cut people off from what they have identified as sacred spaces. Flood protection should take into consideration Carolyn Merchant's ideas about partnership ethics and David Seamon's notion of at-homeness. This essay might not influence flood protection planning in Minot (it is too late for that), but it hopes to offer a strong argument for place studies, place meanings, and place attachment.