Evolution of Water Supply, Sanitation, Wastewater, and Stormwater Technologies Globally

Water

Andreas N. Angelakis²  Xiao Yun Zheng¹ 

[1] Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences, No. 577, Huan Cheng West Road, Kunming 650034, China;Institute of Iraklion, National Foundation for Agricultural Research (N.AG.RE.F.), Iraklion 71307, Greece

关键词: aqueducts-like qanats;    cisterns;    flood protection;    lessons learned from the past;    water history;    water supply;    wells;    water resources management;   

DOI  :  10.3390/w7020455

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

This paper provides an outline of history of hydro-technologies in the west and the east. It is an overview of the special issue on “the evolution of hydro-technologies globally”, in which the key topics regarding the history of water and sanitation worldwide, and its importance to future cities are presented and discussed. It covers a wide range of relevant historical issues, and is presented in three categories: productivity assessment, institutional framework and mechanisms, and governance aspects. This paper concludes by discussing the challenges on future research in this field of study.

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