Water, life and civilisation : climate, environment and society in the Jordan Valley

Weitere Verfasser: Black, Emily.
Mithen, Steven J. , ORC ID
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Umfang/Format: xxviii, 490 p., [24] p. of col. plates : ill., maps, fig., diagr. (partly col.).
Schriftenreihe: International hydrology series.
Schlagworte:
Parallelausgabe: Water, life and civilisation : climate, environment and society in the Jordan Valley. [Print]
Online Zugang: Available online (Cambridge University Press)
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490 1 |a International hydrology series 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Water-management at Humayma, southern Jordan, 100 BC-900 AD; Part V. Palaeo-Economies and Developing Archaeological Methodologies: 20. The reconstruction of diet and environment in ancient Jordan by carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis of human and animal remains; 21. Irrigation and phytolith formation: an experimental study; 22. An investigation into the archaeological application of carbon stable isotope analysis used to establish crop water availability: solutions and ways forward; 23. Past plant use in Jordan as revealed by archaeological and ethnoarchaeological phytolith signatures; Part VI. Society, Economy and Water Today: 24. Current water demands and future strategies under changing climatic conditions; 25. Water reuse for irrigated agriculture in Jordan: soil sustainability, perceptions and management; 26. Social equity issues and water supply under conditions of 'water stress': a study of low- and high-income households in Greater Amman, Jordan; 27. The role of water and land management policies in contemporary socio-economic development in Wadi Faynan; 28. Political discourses and public narratives on water supply issues in Amman, Jordan; Part VII. Conclusions: 29. Overview and reflections: 20,000 years of water and human settlement in the southern Levant; Index. 
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