Mapping the Loss: The Interconnectedness of Place, Memory, and Environmental Change in Sarah Joseph’s Gift in Green

This framework gives a clear structure and method for measuring how wetland ecosystems are degrading ecologically and hydrologically. It uses the environmental changes described in Sarah Joseph’s *Gift in Green* as context. To turn the story‑like descriptions of water pollution and habitat loss into engineering numbers, the study proposes a water‑quality model combined with spatial analysis. It will use hydrodynamic simulation software and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to track how pollutants move, how dissolved oxygen drops, and how saltwater pushes into vulnerable estuaries or wetlands that are being harmed by unsustainable development. The research will focus on simulating the effects of land‑use changes—such as land reclamation and waste discharge—on nearby

water bodies. First, baseline hydrodynamic models will be built. Then, different contamination scenarios will be run. This will let us evaluate how ecosystem services decline and how that loss directly affects community resources. The approach helps postgraduate students set up solid environmental‑impact‑assessment procedures. It links the qualitative observations of ecological loss with quantitative water‑quality modeling. The simulations produced will provide a scientific base for wetland restoration, sustainable water‑resource management, and reducing human‑caused ecological stress.

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