| Description |
1 online resource (208 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), plans |
| Contents |
How to Read the Case Studies. Water, Technology and Society : A Historical Overview / by Antoine Picon -- Introduction -- Techical optimism as an antidote to water scarcity : Desalination systems in Israel, Australia and Spain / by Alon Tal -- A new model for water technology dissemination : Reaching 20 million people by 2020 with better water and sanitation / by Camille Dow Baker and Tommy Ka Kit Ngai -- Kanchan arsenic filter -- Liquid wrap -- Vena water condenser -- Isla urbana -- Down to earth -- Bridging the gap between available water and water demand : Water technologies for agricultural production in Israel / by Eilon M. Adar -- The African market garden : introduction of drip irrigation to the Sudano Sahel region / by Dov Pasternak and Lennart Woltering -- The role of design in hydrological modeling of river basins : the Drâa Oasis Valley / by Aziza Chaouni -- A model for integrated agrarian urbanism : Water management in the Jordan River Basin / by Fadi Masoud -- Wastewater treatment and reclamation in israel -- Micro-urban communities and water-made landscapes : critical refugia, technologies and coexistence in the arid lands /by Gini Lee -- Water-conserving design solutions : contributions of water budget analysis in arid and semi-arid regions / by James Wescoat Jr -- Hiriya landfill recycling park -- Taragalte Ecolodge -- Wadi Hanifah Restoration Project -- Wadi Hanifah Bioremediation Facility |
| Summary |
Water scarcity is becoming increasingly familiar to us. Although access to water resources is an issue of global concern, arid climates are where necessity begets inventions that may serve as examples for action or prevention across a multitude of climate zones and geographies. In facing the prevalence of water scarcity across the globe, due to a mix of climatological and man-made factors, the question we must ask ourselves today is Water for What? Which approaches can landscape, urban and architectural designers take in order to apply their specific professional skills and means? What potential do available technologies and materials offer, and what methods and tools can be derived from social engagement? Based on five years of research, the preparation of and feedback on a traveling exhibition, as well as a major conference, the results of the Out of Water project are laid out here in a series of case studies and essays by international experts, including analytical drawings of both projected and implemented solutions |
| Notes |
Based on five years of research, a travelling exhibition, as well as an international conference |
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Derived from papers presented at a two-day conference, "Out of Water : Sustaining Development in Arid Climates", and from the exhibition, "Out of Water : Innovative Technologies and Arid Climates." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-199) and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Water conservation -- Case studies
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Water conservation -- Congresses
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Water conservation projects -- Exhibitions
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Arid regions -- Research -- Congresses
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Arid regions -- Research -- Exhibitions
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ARCHITECTURE / Landscape.
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Arid regions -- Research
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Water conservation
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Water conservation projects
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Exhibition catalogs
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Margolis, Liat.
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Chaouni, Aziza.
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| ISBN |
9783038210061 |
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3038210064 |
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