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1 online resource |
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Cover; Copyright; Contents; List of authors; List of reviewers; Prolegomena: The evolution of water supply throughout the millennia; Chapter 1: Ancient gods and goddesses of water; 1.1. Introduction: Mythology, Gods and Goddesses; 1.2. Ancient Mesopotamian Mythology; 1.3. Ancient Egypt Mythology; 1.4. The Bronze era; 1.5. Greek Mythology; 1.5.1. Olympian gods and goddesses; 1.5.2. Zeus or Poseidon of rain; 1.5.3. Nymphs; 1.6. Roman Mythology; 1.7. Celtic Mythology; 1.8. Hindu/Vedic Mythology; 1.9. Ancient Mesoamerica; 1.9.1. The Aztecs; 1.9.2. The Maya; 1.9.3. The Inca |
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3.6.2. Technological developments3.6.3. International involvement in water quality issues; 3.6.4. Arsenic abundance and utilisation; 3.6.5. The scale of the arsenic problem; 3.6.6. Remediation strategies; 3.6.7. Diagnosis and treatment of arsenicosis; 3.7. Contemporary Outbreaks of Water-Related Disease; 3.7.1. Conflict and disease; 3.7.2. Natural disasters; 3.7.3. Poverty; 3.7.4. Engineering/treatment failure; 3.8. Lessons Learned or Not; References; Chapter 4: Diachronic evolution of water supply in the Eastern Mediterranean; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Availability of Water |
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4.3. Hydraulic Works4.3.1. Ancient Korinthos-Hadrian's aqueduct; 4.3.2. Qanats in Greece; 4.3.3. Tunnel of Samos; 4.4. Discussion and Conclusions; References; Chapter 5: Water and water supply technologies in ancient Iran; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Plateau of Iran, the Cradle of Present Civilization; 5.3. Historical Aspects of Water and Water Supply in Iran; 5.3.1. Water in ancient Iran; 5.3.2. The establishment of water administration during the Achaemenid era; 5.3.3. Water flow measurement in ancient Iran; 5.3.4. Water from the point of view of Islam; 5.3.5. Water knowledge |
| Summary |
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 |
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Environmental Sciences |
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Water resources |
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Knowledge Unlatched 102464 KU Select 2018: STEM Backlist Books |
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English |
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Science.
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Science
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sciences (philosophy)
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science (modern discipline)
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Sanitary & municipal engineering.
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Science / Environmental Science.
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Science
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Mays, Larry.
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| ISBN |
9781843395409 |
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1843395401 |
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