Evolution of water supply through the millennia
London: IWA Publishing, 2012
Online
Bibliografie, Sammelwerk, Elektronische Ressource
- 1 online resource (584 p.)
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Evolution of Water Supply Through the Millennia presents the major achievements in the scientific fields of water supply technologies and management throughout the millennia. It provides valuable insights into ancient water supply technologies with their apparent characteristics of durability, adaptability to the environment, and sustainability. A comparison of the water technological developments in several civilizations is undertaken. These technologies are the underpinning of modern achievements in water engineering and management practices. Naturally, intensification of unresolved problems led societies to revisit the past and to reinvestigate the successful past achievements. To their surprise, those who attempted this retrospect, based on archaeological, historical, and technical evidence were impressed by two things: the similarity of principles with present ones and the advanced level of water engineering and management practices.
Cover --; Copyright --; Contents --; List of authors --; List of reviewers --; Prolegomena:; The evolution of water supply throughout the millennia --; Ancient gods and goddesses of water /; Water for human consumption through history /; History of water and health /; Diachronic evolution of water supply in the Eastern Mediterranean /; Water and water supply technologies in ancient Iran /; A historical perspective on the development of water supply in Egypt /; The impact of climate changes on the evolution of water supply works in the region of Jerusalem /; History of water supply in pre-modern China /; Evolution of water supply technologies through the centuries in Crete, Greece /; A brief history of urban water management in ancient Greece /; Sustainable water supply in pre-Columbian civilizations in Ancient Peru and South America /; Historical development of water supply in Cyprus /; Water supply in the Middle East during Roman and Byzantine periods /; Water supply management technologies in the Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations /; Water supply sustainability of ancient civilizations in Mesoamerica and the American south-west /; Water supply of Athens in the antiquity /; History of the water supply of Rome as a paradigm of water services development in Italy /; The historical development of water supply to Iraklion, Crete, Greece from antiquity to the present /; The historical development of water supply technologies in Barcelona, Spain /; Water services in Mexico City:; The need to return to the IWRM principles of Tenochtitlán (700 years of water history) /; The evolution of water supply throughout the millennia:; A short overview / / L. W. Mays and A. N. Angelakis --; L. W. Mays, M. Sklivaniotis and A. N. Angelakis --; Joanna M. Pope, Mark H. Weir and Joan B. Rosec --; K. Voudouris --; Seyed Ali Mahmoudian and Seyed Navid Mahmoudian --; F.A. El-Gohary --; A. S. Issar and M. Zohar --; P. Du and A. Koenig --; A. N. Angelakis, E. G. Dialynas and V. Despotakis --; N. Zarkadoulas, D. Koutsoyiannis, N. Mamassis and A. N. Angelakis --; A. Reyes-Knoche --; C. A. Kambanellas --; Benoît Haut and Didier Viviers --; G. De Feo, P. Laureano, L. W. Mays and A. N. Angelakis --; Larry W. Mays --; E. D. Chiotis and L. E. Chioti --; P. Martini and R. Drusiani --; A. I. Strataridaki, E. G. Chalkiadakis and N. M. Gigourtakis --; M. Salgot and A. N. Angelakis --; B. Jiménez and D. Birrichaga --; Demetris Koutsoyiannis, Nikos Zarkadoulas, Nikos Manassis, Andreas N. Angelakis and Larry W. Mays.
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Evolution of water supply through the millennia
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Verantwortlichkeitsangabe: | Andreas N. Angelakis [and three others] |
Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Angelakis, Andreas N. |
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Veröffentlichung: | London: IWA Publishing, 2012 |
Medientyp: | Bibliografie, Sammelwerk |
Datenträgertyp: | Elektronische Ressource |
Umfang: | 1 online resource (584 p.) |
ISBN: | 1-78040-104-3 |
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