(1) It is a lush, steaming, tangled waterscape of swamps, soggy plains, and rice paddies crisscrossed with thousands of miles of rivers, streams, and canals.(2) Standing up close, one felt completely immersed in a cascading waterscape .(3) Rice plantations were carefully managed waterscapes that had once been tidal swamps and basins.(4) There are no massive mounds or outlandish waterscapes to divert attention away from the natural splendor.(5) We need to carefully consider the connections between urban ambitions and river ecology, and the politics of remaking Delhi's land and waterscapes .
