Water & heritage : material, conceptual and spiritual connections / / edited by Willem J. H. Willems & Henk P. J. van Schaik

• Pubblicazione: Leiden, [Netherlands] : , : Sidestone Press, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (440 p.)
• Disciplina: 553.7
• Soggetto topico: Water and civilization; Water - Social aspects; Cultural property - Protection; Water resources development; Climatic changes - Social aspects
• Persona (resp. second.): WillemsW. J. H. <1950->; SchaikHenk P. J. van
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 ; Cultural and touristic strategies for preservation and enhancement of Venice and its lagoon
• Titolo autorizzato: Water & heritage
• ISBN: 90-8890-279-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812488303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II