Water communities
Water is the key to human civilization. Most of the ancient civilization had its roots to river basins, where people-water interaction was the key aspect. Due to innovations of knowledge and technology and modernization of lifestyles, the human-water direct contact has become less significant. Peopl...
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| Format | eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
Bingley, U.K. :
Emerald,
2010.
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| Series | Community, environment and disaster risk management ;
v. 2. |
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| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9781849506991 |
| ISSN | 2040-7262 ; |
| Physical Description | 1 online zdroj (xx, 210 p.) : ill. |
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| Summary: | Water is the key to human civilization. Most of the ancient civilization had its roots to river basins, where people-water interaction was the key aspect. Due to innovations of knowledge and technology and modernization of lifestyles, the human-water direct contact has become less significant. People have become more dependent to the system, and consequently, the closeness to water is gradually diminishing. It is however, a challenge on how to learn from the basic principles of water human interaction and apply those lessons to the current context of urban and rural settings. This book will provide a few analytical case studies on different aspects of water communities, which is defined as the human-water interaction process. |
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| Bibliography: | Obsahuje bibliografie |
| ISBN: | 9781849506991 |
| ISSN: | 2040-7262 ; |
| Access: | Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty univerzity |
| Physical Description: | 1 online zdroj (xx, 210 p.) : ill. |