roomthily

azspot:

Lawns vs. crops in the continental U.S.

prostheticknowledge:

Canyon by Adrien Segal

Table created based on canyon data

Sourcing data from the USGS report titled “Analysis of Water Use in the United States: 1950– 1995,” Canyon is three dimensional representation of national water use statistics, where the central river and its tributaries are related to a specific categorical use. The two largest uses define the central shape of the table, which is based on the line of Colorado River (Thermoelectric) in its entire length, and its main tributary the Green River (Irrigation). Additionally, Industrial, Public Supply, and Domestic/Rural/Livestock are embodied as tributaries in the canyon walls. The Canyon width is relative to amount of water used, and the table height is a measure of time – the top is relative to 1950 water use, the very bottom of the canyon is 2000. Viewers can physically see the changes - as thermoelectric use grows, the statistically smaller categorical uses are swallowed into the crevice walls by its immense growth. Conversely, water use for irrigation has the reverse effect of decreasing gradually over time.

More great furniture created with similar mind-set can be found at Adrien Segal’s Furniture Blog.

Urban Water Needs: Can we keep up? (Matthew Laws and Hal Watts)

Combining their engineer’s precision with creativity honed at the London Royal College of Art, Matt and Hal first designed a world map entirely out of cheap kitchen sponges. They then poured water onto each country in amounts proportional to that its expected urban water consumption in 2030. Elegantly literal, the sponges grow in height according to how thirsty the country will be, generating a stark topography of future needs for urban domestic water.

via Core77

One day cause + effect (MICA III) - energy and water consumption over the course of a day

via visualizing.org

urbancartography:

Infographic: Water Usage in America