Water, life and civilisation : climate, environment and society in the Jordan Valley
| Weitere Verfasser: |
Black, Emily.
Mithen, Steven J. 
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Umfang/Format: |
xxviii, 490 p., [24] p. of col. plates : ill., maps, fig., diagr. (partly col.). |
| Schriftenreihe: |
International hydrology series.
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| Parallelausgabe: |
Water, life and civilisation : climate, environment and society in the Jordan Valley. [Print] |
| Online Zugang: |
Available online (Cambridge University Press) Cover image |
Inhaltsangabe:
- 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.
