Water and Heritage : Material, conceptual and spiritual connections / W. J. H. Willems, Henk P. J. van Schaik, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

van Schaik, Henk P. J., editor.

Willems, W. J. H., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cultural property--Protection.

Cultural property.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (429 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Water and Heritage

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Sidestone Press, 2015.

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.

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. The monuments, the ancient hydraulic network and their recent rehabilitationPeou 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. 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' 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. 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.

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