Overview
- Offers a novel approach to the history of water in the Iberian Peninsula
- Features a historical perspective on clean water and sanitation #UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Traces the history of a “cultural melting pot of Arabic culture, Islamic science, and later the engineering of Northern Europe”
Part of the book series: Trends in the History of Science (TRENDSHISTORYSCIENCE)
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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City Water Supply Systems
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Shaping Landscapes
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Water Management, Water Devices and Theoretical Knowledge
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About this book
This volume approaches the history of water in the Iberian Peninsula in a novel way, by linking it to the ongoing international debate on water crisis and solutions to overcome the lack of water in the Mediterranean.
What water devices were found? What were the models for these devices? How were they distributed in the villas and monastic enclosures? What impact did hydraulic theoretical knowledge have on these water systems, and how could these systems impact on hydraulic technology? Guided by these questions, this book covers the history of water in the most significant cities, the role of water in landscape transformation, the irrigation systems and water devices in gardens and villas, and, lastly, the theoretical and educational background on water management and hydraulics in the Iberian Peninsula between the sixteenth and the nineteenth centuries.
Historiography on water management in the territory that is today Spain has highlighted the region’s role as a mediatorbetween the Islamic masters of water and the Christian world. The history of water in Portugal is less known, and it has been taken for granted that is similar to its neighbour. This book compares two countries that have the same historical roots and, therefore, many similar stories, but at the same time, offers insights into particular aspects of each country.
It is recommended for scholars and researchers interested in any field of history of the early modern period and of the nineteenth century, as well as general readers interested in studies on the Iberian Peninsula, since it was the role model for many settlements in South America, Asia and Africa.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The History of Water Management in the Iberian Peninsula
Book Subtitle: Between the 16th and 19th Centuries
Editors: Ana Duarte Rodrigues, Carmen Toribio Marín
Series Title: Trends in the History of Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34061-2
Publisher: Birkhäuser Cham
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-34060-5Published: 19 March 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-34063-6Published: 19 March 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-34061-2Published: 18 March 2020
Series ISSN: 2297-2951
Series E-ISSN: 2297-296X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 384
Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 80 illustrations in colour
Topics: History of Science, History of Technology, Water Industry/Water Technologies, Environmental Science and Engineering, Architectural History and Theory