Water and Society from Ancient Times to the Present

Name: Water and Society from Ancient Times to the Present
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9781138676336
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Water and Society from Ancient Times to the Present examines the historical management and conservation of water, exploring how ancient systems contribute to modern ideas of resilience and sustainability. This collection investigates water-related catastrophes and responses, offering insights and solutions for sustainable water use worldwide. It highlights the ongoing legacy of water history in addressing current and future global challenges.
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Ideal for scholars and graduate students in archaeology, anthropology, history, ecology, geography, geology, architecture, and development studies, this volume serves as a primary reference for those researching water management from a historical and interdisciplinary perspective.

Description

As water availability, management, and conservation become global challenges, there is now wide consensus that historical knowledge can provide crucial information to address present crises, offering unique opportunities to appreciate the solutions and mechanisms societies have developed over time to deal with water in all its forms, from rainfall to groundwater.

This unique collection explores how ancient water systems relate to present ideas of resilience and sustainability and can inform future strategy. Through an investigation of historic water management systems, along with the responses to, and impact of, various water-driven catastrophes, contributors to this volume present tenable solutions for the long-term use of water resources in different parts of the world. The discussion is not limited to issues of the past, seeking instead to address the resonance and legacy of water histories in the present and future.

Water and Society from Ancient Times to the Present speaks to an archaeological and non-archaeological scholarly audience and will be a useful primary reference text for researchers and graduate students from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds including archaeology, anthropology, history, ecology, geography, geology, architecture, and development studies.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138676336

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 16 August 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 8 Tables, black and white; 45 Line drawings, black and white; 47 Halftones, black and white

Contributors:

Edited by Federica Sulas
Edited by Innocent Pikirayi

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 839g

Pages: 420

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Education & Reference History & Archaeology History & Military Non-Fiction Science & Nature

About the Author

Federica Sulas (PhD, Cantab) is an Archaeologist with research interests in historical landscapes. She has conducted field research Ethiopia, Tanzania, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Sardinia. As Assistant Professor at the Centre of Excellence for Urban Network Evolutions of the Danish National Research Foundation (grant DNRF119), Aarhus University, Denmark, she is developing collaborative research on urban transitions and social complexity in eastern and southern Africa.

Innocent Pikirayi (PhD, Uppsala) is a Professor in Archaeology at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. He researches on complex societies in southern and central Africa and is currently conducting geoarchaeological investigations at Great Zimbabwe to understand the ancient city’s water resources. He is also interested in ancient urbanism and the globalization of the early-modern world.