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Author(s): Enrique Cabrera (Editor)
ISBN(s): 9781136865565
Edition: 1
File Details: PDF, 73.15 MB
Year: 2010
Language: english
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ISBN 13: 9781136865565
Author: Enrique Cabrera

Water Engineering and Management – Learning from History explores the pair technology / water use (an indivisible pair, since the first member of the binomial determines the second) which, in the light of the knowledge available in the 21st century and with a conception focused on the near future, goes beyond the limits set by nature itself. 

Water Engineering and Management through Time Learning from History 1st Table of contents:

  • Ancient Civilizations and Water Management

    • Mesopotamia: Canals and Irrigation Systems

    • Ancient Egypt: Nile Management and Basin Irrigation

    • The Indus Valley: Urban Water Supply and Sanitation

    • China: Hydraulic Engineering and Flood Control in Ancient Dynasties

  • Classical Antiquity

    • Greek Contributions to Hydraulic Science

    • Roman Aqueducts, Sewers, and Water Law

    • Water in Classical Urban Planning

  • Medieval and Islamic Water Engineering

    • Islamic Innovations: Qanats, Water Wheels, and Gardens

    • Water Management in Medieval Europe

    • Monastic and Agricultural Water Systems

  • Water and Society in Pre-Modern Asia

    • South and Southeast Asia: Tank Systems and Rice Irrigation

    • Hydraulic States and the Role of Kingship in Water Management

    • Traditional Water Harvesting in East Asia

  • Water Systems in the Americas

    • Mayan and Aztec Water Technologies

    • Inca Terracing and Canal Networks

    • Indigenous Water Practices in North America

  • Industrial Revolution and Modernization of Water Systems

    • Urban Sanitation and Public Health in 19th Century Europe

    • Technological Advances in Pumps, Pipes, and Water Treatment

    • The Birth of Modern Hydraulic Engineering

  • Water Management in the 20th Century

    • Mega Dams and River Basin Development

    • The Rise of International Water Institutions

    • Environmental Critiques and the Limits of Technocratic Control

  • Case Studies in Historical Water Management

    • The Netherlands: Water Control and Land Reclamation

    • Venice and the Management of the Lagoon

    • California: Irrigation and the Transformation of the West

  • Lessons from History for Contemporary Water Challenges

    • Resilience and Sustainability in Traditional Systems

    • Governance and Participation Across Time

    • Climate Change and the Relevance of Historical Practices

    • Integrating Historical Wisdom into Modern Policy and Design

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