Water communities

• Other Authors: Shaw, Rajib., Thaitakoo, Danai.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2010.
• Series: Community, environment and disaster risk management ; v. 2.
• Subjects: Nature > Ecology.; Nature > Ecosystems & Habitats > Rivers.; Environmentalist thought & ideology.; Drought & water supply.; Water and civilization.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781849506991 (electronic bk.) :
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xx, 210 p.) : ill.
• ISSN: 2040-7262

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.