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A Brief History of Water Technology During Antiquity: Before the Romans Read chapter Read first chapter

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11. Lessons from the Ancients on Water Resources Sustainability

Author : Larry W. Mays

Published in: Ancient Water Technologies

Publisher: Springer Netherlands

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Abstract

At the beginning of this new millennium we have a water crisis which threatens human’s existence in many parts of the world. One might ask, how sustainable is it to live in a world where approximately 1.1 billion people lack safe drinking water, approximately 2.6 billion people lack adequate sanitation, and between 2 and 5 million people die annually from water-related diseases (Gleick, 2005)?

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Metadata
Title
Lessons from the Ancients on Water Resources Sustainability
Author
Larry W. Mays
Copyright Year
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Book
Ancient Water Technologies

Print ISBN: 978-90-481-8631-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-90-481-8632-7

Copyright Year: 2010

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8632-7_11