A survey of ancient Minoan water technologies

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 388-399

  Gorokhovich, Yuri ^a   Mays, Larry ^b   Ullmann, Lee ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Ancient water technologies; Crete; Minoan settlements; Traditional knowledge; Water resources sustainability

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERWORKS;

ANCIENT WATER TECHNOLOGIES; ARID AND SEMI-ARID REGIONS; CLIMATIC FLUCTUATIONS; CRETE; MINOAN SETTLEMENTS; SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES; SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

WATER RESOURCES;

RAIN;

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARID REGION; BRONZE AGE; CIVILIZATION; CLIMATE VARIATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; SEMIARID REGION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

ADAPTATION; ARCHEOLOGY; CIVILIZATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; FIELD STUDY; REVIEW; SEMIARID CLIMATE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CRETE; GREECE;

EID: 80054756064     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2011.072     Document Type: Review

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