This open access book discusses socio-environmental interactions in the middle to late
Holocene, covering specific areas along the ancient Silk Road regions. Over twenty …

The Aral Sea basin in Central Asia and its major rivers, the Amu Darya and Syr Darya, were
the center of advanced river civilizations, and a principal hub of the Silk Roads over a period …

Nowadays, more than 155.7 thousand km of irrigation networks are operated by WUA, farms
and clusters. 95% of irrigation networks were built and commissioned in the 80s of the last …

Abstract Study region The Great Rift Valley Basin of Ethiopia, Arata-Chufa (100 ha) and
Ketar (430 ha) irrigation schemes. Study focus Sedimentation triggers malfunctioning in …

The aim of this paper is to propose a journey through the history of water and wastewater
management technologies in the ancient civilizations, a sort of Appian Way (“Via Appia”, the …

Irrigation is a fundamental technology that has supported farming in Xinjiang, China,
facilitating the region's long-term role as a bridge between East Asia and western Eurasia …

Paleo-climatic, environmental, archaeological studies and historical accounts concerning
the behavior of the Aral Sea during the last 2000 years point to a number of water level …

Este trabajo tuvo como objetivo mejorar el manejo del agua para la agricultura en
Vilcabamba y similares regiones en la ceja de selva, mediante eficientes calendarios de …

Underground aqueducts represent a valuable documentation of the skill and engineering
techniques of the ancient communities; at the same time they are among the main works that …

Expansion of irrigated agriculture, particularly small-scale irrigation (SSI), is promoted as a
pathway to maintain food security and eradicate poverty in developing countries. However …