中文简介：

“渣滓（Dross）”是在熔炼锅表面形成的固体杂质，是垃圾。虽然大部分都会被扔掉，但有些是可以再利用或回收的。因此，土地经济学家艾伦·伯杰（Alan Berger）提出了“废物景观（DrossScape）”一词。根据伯杰的理论，本书探讨了废物文化的概念，即整个城市都是建立在垃圾山之上。

照片将荒地描述为远离城市扩张的地方，以及隐藏起来或在众目睽睽之下的岛屿。但在所有情况下，这些荒废的景观都有潜在的力量。本书致力于探索新的城市代谢，包括审视当前和未来城市的项目和研究、其地理结构、基础设施和住区形式，并着眼于回收战略和多标量的设计方法，目的是鼓励人们对“废物景观”的兴趣。

英文简介：

Dross is waste: solid impurities that form on the surface of the smelting pot. While most is thrown away, some is reusable or recyclable. Hence 'DrossScape', a term conceived by land economist Alan Berger. Working off Berger's theories, this book explores the concept of waste-culture, where entire cities are built atop of mountains of their own refuse.

Photographs depict wastelands as places removed from the urban sprawl, as well as islands within it - hidden away or in plain sight. But in all cases, these dilapidated landscapes have latent potential. Dross City works towards a new urban metabolism. It includes projects and research that interrogate the current and future city, its geographical structure, infrastructures, and forms of settlements. It looks at recycling strategies and multi-scalar design approaches, with the intention of encouraging interest in the DrossScape.