| Description |
1 online resource (429 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| Contents |
Foreword; Preface; Culture is the fourth pillar of sustainable development ; Olivier Blond; Water and Heritage: conventions and connections; Henk van Schaika, Michael van der Valkb and Willem Willems; Evolution of rainwater harvesting in urban areas through the millennia; A sustainable technology for increasing water availability ; Benoît Hauta, Xiao Yun Zhengb, Larry Maysc, Mooyoung Hand, Cees Passchiere, and Andreas N. Angelakisf; Ancient Water Wisdom; Traditional water systems in India; Vasudha Pangare and Ganesh Pangare; Water and heritage in Angkor, Cambodia |
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The monuments, the ancient hydraulic network and their recent rehabilitation Peou Hang; Water and World heritage; Anne Lemaistre ; Beautiful tropical islands in the Caribbean Sea; Human responses to floods and droughts and the Indigenous archaeological heritage of the Caribbean; Corinne L. Hofman and Menno L.P. Hoogland ; Pacific Islands on the brink of submergence; Rising seas in an age of climate changes; John A. Peterson; Sand and water -- and their effect on the pyramids of Meroe in the Sudan; Alexandra Riedel; Water and Heritage: Material, Conceptual and Spiritual Connections; Kate Daly |
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Heritage values of water and sea defense in RecifeChallenges for a local governmental approach; Evelyne Labanca Corrêa de Araújo; Hazard vulnerability and management of cultural heritage in the context of water-related hazards in the Republic of Korea; Hae Un Riia, Hyo Hyun Sungb and Jisoo Kimc; Flood Protection for Historic Sites -- Integrating Heritage Conservation and Flood Control Concepts; Experiences in Germany; Heiko Lieske, Erika Schmidt, Thomas Will; 'Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get' |
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Managing the potential effects of oceanic climate change on underwater cultural heritageMark Dunkley; Water as an Agent of Creation and Destruction at Petra; Douglas C. Comer; Tsunami and heritage after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake; Katsuyuki Okamura; Reinforcing the link between Water and Heritage in order to build Disaster Resilient Societies; Rohit Jigyasu; Between pragmatism and cultural context; Continuity and change in Ifugao wet-rice agriculture; Stephen Acabadoa and Marlon Martinb; Water Services Heritage and Institutional Diversity |
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Katko, T.S.a, Juuti, P.S.b, Pietilä, P.E.c and R.P. RajaladThe framework of skills and knowledge shared in long-enduring organizations in the improvement of irrigation efficiency in Japan ; Mikiko Sugiuraa, Yohei Satob and Shinsuke Otac; The Deltaworks: heritage and new space for a changing world; Marinke Steenhuis; Beyond site protection; Embedding natural heritage into sustainable landscapes; Kenneth Irvine; The Santa Cruz River; Four Millennia of Water Heritage and Security in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region; Rafael de Grenadea and Robert G. Varadyb |
| Summary |
Water is vital for life, and its availability has been a concern for mankind throughout the ages. Its presence has always been ascertained in a variety of ways and the development of human society everywhere is connected with various forms of water management |
| Notes |
Outgrowth of cooperation between UNESCO and ICOMOS during the 7th World Water Forum, held April 12-17, 2015, in Daegu and Gyeongju, Korea. (Foreword and Forum's website) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Water and civilization
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Cultural property -- Protection.
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Water-supply -- Social aspects
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Water resources development.
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Climatic changes -- Social aspects
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water resources development.
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NATURE -- Natural Resources.
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NATURE -- Rocks & Minerals.
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Climatic changes -- Social aspects
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Cultural property -- Protection
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Water and civilization
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Water resources development
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Water-supply -- Social aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Willems, W. J. H., 1950-2014, editor
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Schaik, Henk P. J. van, editor.
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Unesco.
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International Council on Monuments and Sites.
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World Water Forum (7th : 2015 : Taegu, Korea)
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| ISBN |
9088902798 |
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9789088902796 |
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