Reviving indigenous water management practices in Morocco : alternative pathways to sustainable development / Sandrine Simon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simon, Sandrine, 1970- author.

Series:

Earthscan studies in water resource management.

Earthscan studies in water resource management

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Traditional ecological knowledge--Morocco.

Traditional ecological knowledge.

Water resources development--Morocco.

Water resources development.

Water-supply--Morocco--Management.

Water-supply.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.

Summary:

"This book demonstrates how Morocco and other semi-arid countries can find solutions to water scarcity by rediscovering traditional methods of water resource management. The book begins by examining indigenous water heritage, considering the contribution of Islam and the mixed heritage influences of Middle Eastern, Andalusian and Berber cultures. It provides a thorough examination of historical resource management practices in Morocco, tracing the changing patterns from the instillation of agrarian capitalism in the 19th Century, through the Protectorate years (1912-1956), to the 21st Century. The book then explains how reviving and modernizing traditional methods of water management provides simple, accessible and successful methods for addressing 21st Century challenges, such as water scarcity and climate change. The work concludes by highlighting how these indigenous practices can be used to provide real-world practical solutions for improving water governance and therefore developing sustainable water management practices. Reviving Indigenous Water Management Practices in Morocco will be of great interest to students and scholars of water resource management, indigenous peoples and traditional knowledge and sustainable development"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Indigenous North African water heritage: a lesson in agro-ecology

Reviving indigenous water heritage.

A mixed heritage of traditional water management systems.

Paradigm shift: characteristics of 'modern water management' in Morocco

Modernising water management: a historical perspective.

Three key characteristics of Moroccan water management in the XXth c.

New paths in water management: towards alternative development

Climate change, water stress and the need for a new development paradigm

Appropriate technologies: managing water scarcities in the XXIst c.

Towards new forms of water governance

Conclusion. Reviving practices, re-valuing people.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-310417-7

1-003-10417-7

1-000-39066-7

1-000-39059-4

9781003104179

OCLC:

1241446511