Water communities

Water is the key to human civilization. Most of the ancient civilization had its roots to river basins, where people-water interaction was the key aspect. Due to innovations of knowledge and technology and modernization of lifestyles, the human-water direct contact has become less significant. Peopl...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Shaw, Rajib, Thaitakoo, Danai
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2010.
Series:Community, environment and disaster risk management ; v. 2.
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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Summary:Water is the key to human civilization. Most of the ancient civilization had its roots to river basins, where people-water interaction was the key aspect. Due to innovations of knowledge and technology and modernization of lifestyles, the human-water direct contact has become less significant. People have become more dependent to the system, and consequently, the closeness to water is gradually diminishing. It is however, a challenge on how to learn from the basic principles of water human interaction and apply those lessons to the current context of urban and rural settings. This book will provide a few analytical case studies on different aspects of water communities, which is defined as the human-water interaction process.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 210 p.) : ill.
ISBN:9781849506991 (electronic bk.) :
ISSN:2040-7262 ;