A History of Water Engineering and Management in Yemen : Material Remains and Textual Foundations /
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In A History of Water Engineering and Management in Yemen , Ingrid Hehmeyer describes the three-way relationship between water, land, and humans from ancient to medieval and premodern times. As illustrated in case studies from four sites, individual ecosystems necessitated different engineering and management approaches in order to make good use of the scarce water resources for both irrigated agriculture and domestic consumption. Material remains and written sources provide the evidence for a comprehensive examination of continuity and change; technical and managerial struggles, failures, and successes; the question of technology transfer; the impact of the religion of Islam on water use and allocation; and people's reactions in times of severe crisis.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004387713 :
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Nahr al-Yarmūk wa-al-amn al-māʼī al-ʻArabī : dirāsah fī al-jughrāfīyah al-siyāsīyah /
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"...yashtamilu hādhā al-kitāb minhā ʻalá al-thalāth fuṣūl al-akhīrah min al-risālah [al-duktūrāh] ka-juzʾ thānī, ʻalá an yalīhi ṭabʻ al-juzʾ al-awwal al-mushtamil ʻalá al-ẓurūf al-ṭabīʻīyah li-ḥawḍ nahr al-Yarmūk...". p. 13.
Originally issued as author's thesis (duktūrāh)--Jāmiʻat Baghdād, 1992. :
volume <2> : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-211).
Rashda : the birth and growth of an Egyptian oasis village /
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Rashda:The Birth and Growth of an Egyptian Oasis Village is an interdisciplinary study from a multi-perspective, using various kinds of data and information. It offers a comprehensive description of Rashda, a village in Dakhla Oasis in Egypt from its beginning to the present. Key concepts are the uncertainty of the water supply, the dependence on the political regime and the rational behaviour of individuals. The villagers of Rashda have dealt with the difficult natural circumstances by creating the local customs of irrigation and cultivation. The development of village recently depends ever more on the government, as long as large amounts of finance and superior technology are necessary to dig deeper wells to secure water for cultivation.
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1 online resource (294 pages) :
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. :
9789004317390 :
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Rivers of paradise : water in Islamic art and culture /
: "The following essays are the written record of the second biennial Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art and Culture, held at Virginia Commonwealth University's School of the Arts in Doha, Qatar (VCUQatar), from 4 to 6 November 2007" --Introduction. : [ix], 364 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color), plans ; 30 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages 342-355) and index. : 9780300158991
L'acqua nell'antico Egitto : vita, rigenerazione, incantesimo, medicamento : proceedings of the first International conference for young egyptologists : Italy, Chianciano Terme, Oc...
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Proceedings.
English, French or Italian. :
444 pages : black-and-white illustrations, black-and-white plans ; 24 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-442). :
8882653072
9788882653071
Problem of the Upper Nile : map of the Bahr el-Gebel /
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Includes 1 ancillary map on the middle right corner: Plan of Gebel Zeraf Cuts, Scale 1: 50, 000 (black and white; 26 x 21 cm).
Includes references.
Relief shown by shading and spot heights. :
72p.,pages of figs : color, 1 map ; 101 x 81 cm, on sheet (110 x 87 cm)
Integrated land-use planning and groundwater protection in rural areas : a comparative study of planning and management methodologies /
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"IHP-III Project 10.6."
"SCI/91/WS/26"-- Title page verso.
"United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization"--Cover.
At head of title : International Hydrological Programme. :
viii, 102 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references.
L'eau en Méditerranée de l'Antiquité au Moyen Âge : actes /
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At head of title: Colloque.
"Actes du 22e Colloque de la Villa Kérylos à Beaulieu-sur-Mer les 7 & 8 octobre 2011"--P. [v].
OCLC 819166167 :
xi, 424 pages : illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.), plans ; 24 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9782877542814
Rivers in prehistory : edited by Andrea Vianello.
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From antiquity onwards people have opted to live near rivers and major watercourses. Both freshwater and navigable routes provide the obvious reasons for settling near a river, but there are also many drawbacks, such as flooding. This volume explores rivers as facilitators of movement through landscapes, and it investigates the reasons for living near a river, as well as the role of the river in the human landscape. Ultimately, it focuses on the delicate relationship between humans and their environment, looking at the origins to help understand the present.
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1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781784911799 (PDF ebook) :