The historical use of water resources in karst

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 143-152

  Parise, Mario ^a   Sammarco, Mariangela ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

History; Karst; Southern Italy; Underground aqueducts; Water resources

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HISTORY; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; LANDFORMS;

DEEP KNOWLEDGE; HYDRAULIC WORKS; KARST; PRESENCE OF WATER; SOUTHERN ITALY; SURFACE CHANNEL; UNDERGROUND AQUEDUCTS; WATER AVAILABILITY;

WATER RESOURCES;

AQUEDUCT; CRISIS MANAGEMENT; DROUGHT; KARST; LANDSCAPE; SETTLEMENT HISTORY; SUSTAINABILITY; UNDERGROUND STORAGE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER RESOURCE;

ITALY;

EID: 84935858784     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-014-3685-8     Document Type: Article

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