Water collection and distribution systems in the palermo plain during the middle ages

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1662-1676

  Lofrano, Giusy ^a   Carotenuto, Maurizio ^b   Maffettone, Roberta ^b   Todaro, Pietro ^c   Sammataro, Silvia ^d   Kalavrouziotis, Ioannis K ^e  

^a Department of Environment Waste Divison   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^c UNESCO IHP   (France)

^d Italian Alpine Club (CAI) Sezione della Conca d'Oro di Palermo   (Italy)

^e HELLENIC OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Gebbia; History; Ingruttati; Palermo; Qanat; Saje; Senia

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS; GROUNDWATER; HISTORY; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; IRRIGATION; SURFACE WATERS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

GEBBIA; INGRUTTATI; PALERMO; QANAT; SAJE; SENIA;

IRRIGATION CANALS;

CULTURAL HERITAGE; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; IRRIGATION; MIDDLE AGES; SPRING WATER; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER FLOW;

ITALY; PALERMO [SICILY]; SICILY;

SENIA;

EID: 84888795778     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w5041662     Document Type: Article

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