| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 280 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. Brief History of Water Technology During Antiquity: Before the Romans / Larry W. Mays -- 2. Water Technology in Ancient Mesopotamia / Aldo Tamburrino -- 3. Water Technology in Ancient Egypt / Larry W. Mays -- 4. Ancient Greek Lavatories: Operation with Reused Water / Georgios P. Antoniou -- 5. Water Resource Management for Iran's Persepolis Complex / Andrew Colombo -- 6. Web Based Information System for the Inspection of the Hydraulic Works / Demetris Koutsoyiannis -- 7. Brief History of Roman Water Technology / Larry W. Mays -- 8. Analysis of the Water System of the Ancient Roman City of Apamea / Didier Viviers -- 9. Water Technology in the Ancient American Societies / Yuri Gorokhovich -- 10. Ground Water Resources and Earthquake Hazards: Ancient and Modern Perspectives / Lee Ullmann -- 11. Lessons from the Ancients on Water Resources Sustainability / Larry W. Mays |
| Summary |
There is no more fundamental resource than water. The basis of all life, water is fast becoming a key issue in today's world, as well as a source of conflict. This fascinating book, which sets out many of the ingenious methods by which ancient societies gathered, transported and stored water, is a timely publication as overextraction and profligacy threaten the existence of aquifers and watercourses that have supplied our needs for millennia |
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It provides an overview of the water technologies developed by a number of ancient civilizations, from those of Mesopotamia and the Indus valley to later societies such as the Mycenaeans, Minoans, Persians, and the ancient Egyptians. Of course, no book on ancient water technologies would be complete without discussing the engineering feats of the Romans and Greeks, yet as well as covering these key civilizations, it also examines how ancient American societies from the Hohokams to the Mayans and Incas husbanded their water supplies. This unusually wide-ranging text could offer today's parched world some solutions to the impending crisis in our water supply |
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"This book provides valuable insights into the water technologies developed in ancient civilizations which are the underpinning of modern achievements in water engineering and management practices. It is the best proof that the past is the key for the future." Andreas N. Angelakis, Hellenic Water Supply and Sewerage Systems Association, Greece |
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This book makes a fundamental contribution to what will become the most important challenge of our civilization facing the global crisis: the problem of water. Ancient Water Technologies provides a complete panorama of how ancient societies confronted themselves with the management of water. The role of this volume is to provide, for the first time on this issue, an extensive historical and scientific reconstruction and an indication of how traditional knowledge may be employed to ensure a sustainable future for all." Pietro Laureano, UNESCO expert for ecosystems at risk, Director of IPOGEA-Institute of Traditional Knowledge, Italy --Book Jacket |
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waste water treatment |
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water management |
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milieu |
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environment |
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archeologie |
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archaeology |
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geschiedenis |
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history |
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science |
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Environmental Sciences (General) |
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Milieuwetenschappen (algemeen) |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Water -- History
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Hydrology -- History
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Water resources development -- History
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Water-supply -- History
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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Sciences de la terre.
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Environnement.
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Hydrology
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Water
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Water resources development
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Water-supply
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Mays, Larry W.
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| LC no. |
2010922811 |
| ISBN |
9789048186327 |
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9048186323 |
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