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2012 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
Case Studies from the Americas
verfasst von : UNESCO-IHP
Erschienen in: Water, Cultural Diversity, and Global Environmental Change
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
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The Panama Canal is far more than a simple channel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is a network of hydroecological systems and engineering technologies that circulate billions of litres of fresh water through rivers, reservoirs, and locks. This network depends upon people and their labour as well as on water, for without the engineers, ship captains, and mechanics – to name just a few – ships and cargoes making up a substantial part of world trade would be unable to pass from sea to sea. Yet despite its obvious importance, the canal does not provide subsistence for everyone living near it. These lands and waters have historically supported diverse rural livelihoods, including farming, ranching, fishing, rubber tapping, and gold panning.