Qanat irrigation systems as important and ingenious agricultural heritage: Case study of the qanats of Kashan, Iran

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 297-315

  Jomehpour, Mahmoud ^a  

^a ALLAMEH TABATABA'I UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Community based water management system; Indigenous knowledge; Qanats; Sustainable development; Traditional farming systems

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL BIODIVERSITY; COLLABORATIVE WORK; COMMUNITY-BASED WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; QANATS; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT; TRADITIONAL FARMING SYSTEMS;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WATER MANAGEMENT;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 70350738954     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: 10290400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207230902752629     Document Type: Article

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