Overview
- Includes information on traditional and scientific knowledge of water management as dimensions of culture in both arid and humid areas
- Provides recommendations on how traditional adaptations can be introduced into modern water management systems
Part of the book series: Global Environmental Studies (GENVST)
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Keywords
- Water culture
- Water governance
- Qanats
- Water and food security
- Water policy
- Flood control
- canal
- groundwater
- Oasis agriculture
- Water conflict
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Cultures of Water Management
Editors: Hiroshi Nawata, Makoto Taniguchi
Series Title: Global Environmental Studies
Publisher: Springer Tokyo
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Japan KK, part of Springer Nature 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-54212-4Due: 11 December 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-54213-1Due: 11 December 2024
Series ISSN: 2192-6336
Series E-ISSN: 2192-6344
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 235