The qanat: A living history in Iran

Water and Sustainability in Arid Regions: Bridging the Gap Between Physical and Social Sciences

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 125-138

  Ahmadi, Hassan ^a   Nazari Samani, Aliakbar ^a   Malekian, Arash ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Arid region; Groundwater management; Iran; Qanat; Water gallery

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; ECONOMICS; GROUNDWATER; PLANNING; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT; IRAN; NUMBER OF METHODS; QANAT; SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; UNDERGROUND TUNNELS; WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84893572425     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-2776-4_8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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