Water engineering and management through time-learning from history / editors, Enrique Cabrera & Francisco Arregui

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART A. Introduction -- 1. Engineering and water management over time. Learning from history -- PART B. Water engineering and management through time -- 2. Water engineering and management in the early bronze age civilizations -- 3. Water engineering and management in ancient egypt -- 4. Water engineering and management in the classic civilizations -- 5. Water engineering and management in al-andalus -- PART C. The great challenges of water in the 21st century -- 7. Water, history and sustainability, a complex trinomial hard to harmonise in Mediterranean countries -- 8. Water and agriculture. Current situation and future trends -- 9. Water and the city in the 21st century. A panoramic vision -- 10. European water research: from past to future trends -- 11. The interdisciplinary challenge in water policy: the case of “water governance” -- VI. Table of contents -- 12. The future of water management: the case for long-range hydraulic -- 13. Water resources in developing countries: the millenium development -- 14. Water challenge in the 21st century -- PART D. Conclusions -- 15. Conclusions.

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