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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337918703321

Autore

Labbaf Khaneiki Majid

Titolo

Territorial Water Cooperation in the Central Plateau of Iran / / by Majid Labbaf Khaneiki

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-01494-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (203 pages)

Disciplina

333.91

Soggetti

Environmental management

Hydrology

Water-supply

Environmental sociology

Ethnology

Environmental Management

Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management

Hydrology/Water Resources

Water Industry/Water Technologies

Environmental Sociology

Social Anthropology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Water Supply Systems in Central Iran -- Chapter 3: Social Aspects of Water in Central Iran -- Chapter 4- Cain and Abel in the Heaven of Water Cooperation -- Chapter 5- Cooperation in Lieu of Water -- Chapter 6: Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book tries to answer the question how different communities in such an arid area as the Iranian central plateau could have shared their limited water resources in a perfect harmony and peace over the course of history. They invented some indigenous technologies as well as cooperative socio-economic systems in order to better adapt themselves to their harsh environment where the scarce water resources had to be rationed among the different communities as



sustainably as possible. Those stories hold some lessons for us on how to adjust our needs to our geographical possibilities while living side by side with other people. This work gives insight into the indigenous adaptation strategies through the territorial water cooperation, and describes how water can appear as a ground for cooperation. It explains the water supply systems and social aspects of water in central Iran. Topics include the territorial water cooperation, qanat’s, the traditional water management and sustainability, the socio-economic context, the sustainable management of shared aquifers system and more.