Water History

A nyulak-szigeti apácakolostor és a Duna. In: Mikó Gábor – Péterfi Bence – Vadas András (szerk.): Tiszteletkör. Ünnepi tanulmányok Draskóczy István egyetemi tanár 60. születésnapjára. Budapest: ELTE Eötvös Kiadó, 2012. 561–572.

by Vadas András

The nunnery of the Margaret Island (Budapest) and the Danube.

"Water in Ancient Civilizations: the case of ancient Arkadia in Crete"

by Emmanouil Chalkiadakis

1st International Symposium on Water and Wastewater Technologies
in Ancient Civilizations
October 28-30, 2006, IWA: Heraklion (Iraklio), Crete, Greece

The Water Supply to Heraklion, Crete, Greece From the Ottoman Period (1669) to the Present; the Modern Aqueduct and the Ancient Springs

by Emmanouil Chalkiadakis

3rd IWA Internatio​nal Symposium on Water and Wastewater Technologies in Ancient Civilizations, Istanbul, Turkey, March 22-24, 2012.

The history of the Fundana spring aqueduct and its significance for the water supply of Heraklion city (Crete) through the ages

by Emmanouil Chalkiadakis

2nd IWA International Symposium on Water and Wastewater Technologies in Ancient Civilizations. Bari, Italy, May 28-30, 2009.

Water, Power and Culture in the Roman and Byzantine Worlds: an Introduction

by Andrew Wilson

A. I. Wilson, "Water, Power and Culture in the Roman and Byzantine
Worlds: an Introduction," Water History 4, no. 1 (April 2012): 1-9.

Editorial introduction to a special issue of Water History, on the Roman and Byzantine empires.

DOI... more Editorial introduction to a special issue of Water History, on the Roman and Byzantine empires.

DOI 10.1007/s12685-012-0050-2

Alcázar: Una alquería en la cara Norte de Sierra Nevada (Granada)

by José Mª Martín Civantos

published in "Edad Media. Revista de Historia", 6 (2003-2004), pp. 225-255

En el Zenete (Granada), en la cara Norte de Sierra Nevada, se localizaba en la Edad Media una alquería hoy... more En el Zenete (Granada), en la cara Norte de Sierra Nevada, se localizaba en la Edad Media una alquería hoy desaparecida llamada Alcázar. Las referencias en las fuentes escritas nos hablan de su existencia al menos desde el s. XII y los restos arqueológicos adscritos a su asentamiento y su territorio nos ofrecen importantes datos acerca de la complejidad del poblamiento en época andalusí.

Kalastus ja vesien virkistyskäyttö

by Timo Myllyntaus

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“Kalastus ja vesien virkistyskäyttö” [Fishing and the recreational use of waters], Vesitalous, Finnish Journal for Professionals in the Water Sector, vol. 43 (2002) no 5, pp. 29-32.

The article was published in the special issue of Vesitalous dedicated to the centennary anniversary of the Finnish law on water rights.

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Abstract:

Waterpower has always made a great contribution to the national economy, especially in... more .
Abstract:

Waterpower has always made a great contribution to the national economy, especially in the early 20th century, when the pace of industrialisation accelerated in Finland. Fishing, in contrast, is a legacy of the age of economic self-sufficiency, although today it is mainly a leisure practice. Nevertheless, the development of water rights legislation shows that fishing has had and still has a surprisingly high symbolic value, although the traditional Nordic “everyman’s right” has been minimized in fishing.

The interest paid to fishing in legislation promoted conservation, even before conservation had become an established concept. The 1902 Water Rights Act is of special importance as it includes and reinforces some old fishing rights principles, while seeking to balance the demands of various interest groups.

Dry Horizons: the responses of Western Australian water managers to the enhanced greenhouse effect in the late 1980s

by Ruth Morgan

History Australia, vol. 8, no. 3, 2011

In late 2010, ‘drought-breaking’ rains in southeastern Australia led the Victorian government to relax its... more In late 2010, ‘drought-breaking’ rains in southeastern Australia led the Victorian government to relax its restrictions on suburban water use. But are such ad hoc approaches to water management sustainable in the long-term? In this article, the responses of Western Australian water managers to predictions of a drier future for the southwest of WA in the late 1980s are presented as a ‘pragmatic precedents’ to guide decision-makers in the twenty-first century. This article considers the way historical analyses affect water management, challenging policymakers to not only look forward, but also back to the lessons of the past in order to devise a sustained and measured response to water challenges. Although a lack of certainty about the implications of anthropogenic climate change has been blamed for delays in policymakers’ adoption of adaptation and mitigation strategies, this article shows that environmental decision-making under uncertain conditions is possible if a ‘long view backward’ is valued and taken into account.

Working in landscape archaeology: the social and territorial significance of the agricultural revolution in al-Andalus

by José Mª Martín Civantos

Published in "Early Medieval Europe", 2011, 19 (4)

"Las aguas de Jérez del Marquesado (Granada): Un paisaje histórico en la cara Norte de Sierra Nevada", Tecnología del Agua, 299 (2008)

by José Mª Martín Civantos

The objective of this paper is to realyze an introduction to the origin and development of the irragation areas in one... more The objective of this paper is to realyze an introduction to the origin and development of the irragation areas in one of the villages placed in the Zenete (Granada). It’s a tentative of application of a complex archaological methodology in countryside analysis. The irrigated areas (vegas) of thevillages are a creation of the first andalusí period, linked to the settlement of people arrived from Orient with the arab-berber invasión, even when their exact cronology it’s not easy  to be determined. The research object is an old andalusí alquería (village) tha can be consedered a privileged case of study.

The archaeology of irrigated spaces in southeast Spain during the medieval period1

by José Mª Martín Civantos

"Hydraulic Infrastructure and Urbanism In Early Modern Rome," Papers of the British School at Rome, 73 (2005): 191-222.

by Katherine Rinne

"Between Precedent and Experiment: Restoring the Acqua Vergine in Rome, 1560-1570," The mindful hand: inquiry and invention from the late Renaissance to early industrialization, L. Roberts, S. Shaffer, P. Dear, editors, (Edita: Amsterdam, 2007), 94-115.

by Katherine Rinne

"Water: the Currency of Cardinals in Late Renaissance Rome," La Civilta` delle Acque tra Medioevo e Rinascimento, A. Calzona and D. Lamberini, eds. (Florence: Olshki, 2010), 367-87.

by Katherine Rinne

River deep, policy dry: Western Australia’s perpetual struggle for water

by Ruth Morgan

Published on "The Conversation", 2011

Diagnosing the Dry: Historical Case Notes from Southwest Western Australia, 1945–2007

by Ruth Morgan

Published in 'Osiris', vol. 26, no. 1, 2011

Long regarded for its reliable winter rainfall, the Southwest region of Western Australia was beset by unexpected dry... more Long regarded for its reliable winter rainfall, the Southwest region of Western Australia was beset by unexpected dry conditions in the early 1970s whose persistence was baffling. The gradual growth of scientific interest in the region’s rainfall, as this article contends, was strongly influenced by political, social, and economic concerns about the challenges posed by drought and climate change. The experience of rainfall decline coincided with international scientific and political interest in the global climate and the perception that it was deviating from its “normal” state. Indeed, this extended “dry” provided an Australian link to international concerns regarding anthropogenic global warming. This article argues that the historical, political, and economic importance of the Southwest’s agricultural industries has led policy makers and researchers to perceive the region’s changing climatic conditions as pathological and in need of diagnosis.

The Introduction of Hydraulic Turbines and Its Socio-economic Setting in Finland, 1840-1940: A Research Report

by Timo Myllyntaus

Reference:

Timo Myllyntaus, The Introduction of Hydraulic Turbines and Its Socio-economic Setting in Finland, 1840–1940, Institute of Economic and Social History, Communications no 14, Helsinki: University of Helsinki 1984, 40 Pp. (Résumé en francais pp. 33-37).

This topic has also been dealt with in the article:

Timo Myllyntaus, “Finland: The Introduction of... more This topic has also been dealt with in the article:

Timo Myllyntaus, “Finland: The Introduction of Hydraulic Turbines, 1840 – 1940,” Innovation technologique et civilisation, Editions du CNRS. Paris: Commission internationale d'histoire des mouvements sociaux et des structures sociales 1989, pp. 113-130 (Résumé en français, pp. 126-127).

A Line Drawn in the Water: Historical Perspectives on Technology and the Environment

by Timo Myllyntaus

References:

Timo Myllyntaus: “A Line Drawn in the Water, Historical Perspectives on Technology and the Environment,” Public Works, Management & Policy, Research and Practice in Trans¬portation, Infrastructure, and the Environment, Sage Publishing Co, vol. 9 (April 2005) no 4, pp. 278-286.

Historians tend to lack an integral view of the major factors of the physical world. The separation of phenomena... more Historians tend to lack an integral view of the major factors of the physical world. The separation of phenomena according to disciplinary traditions is a general custom. Usually, historians pay attention to the interplay between technology and the physical environment only when something extraordinary takes place or when things do not work in an expected way. This article examines the significance of water in human history and past interactions between technology and water issues. Humanity has used technology to govern, control, and subdue water. Nevertheless, water and the environment in general have not yielded entirely to human domination. It is claimed that the maltreatment of the natural world contains a risk of environmental backlash. Some droughts, floods, salinization, and waterborne diseases are examples of human-induced environmental problems. Water-related environmental issues illustrate the close connection between environmental history and the history of technology, which are as interconnected as the two sides of a coin.

Elämän ja kuoleman vesi

by Timo Myllyntaus

Carbon stable isotope analysis of cereal remains as a way to reconstruct water availability: preliminary results

by Pascal Flohr

Co-authored with Gundula Muldner and Emma Jenkins, published in Water History, 2011. doi 10.1007/s12685-011-0036-5

Reconstructing past water availability, both as rainfall and irrigation, is important to answer questions about the... more Reconstructing past water availability, both as rainfall and irrigation, is important to answer questions about the way society reacts to climate and its changes and the role of irrigation in the development of social complexity. Carbon stable isotope analysis of archaeobotanical remains is a potentially valuable method for reconstructing water availability. To further define the relationship between water availability and plant carbon isotope composition and to set up baseline values for the Southern Levant, grains of experimentally grown barley and sorghum were studied. The cereal crops were grown at three stations under five different irrigation regimes in Jordan. Results indicate that a positive but weak relationship exists between irrigation regime and total water input of barley grains, but no relationship was found for sorghum. The relationship for barley is site-specific and inter-annual variation was present at Deir ‘Alla, but not at Ramtha and Khirbet as-Samra.