[HTML][HTML] Water Sowing and Harvesting (WS&H) for Sustainable Management in Ecuador: A Review

G Herrera-Franco, F Morante-Carballo… - Heritage, 2024 - mdpi.com
Water Sowing and Harvesting (WS&H) is an ancestral knowledge widely used as a
sustainable technique in water management. This study aims to analyse the importance …

Hydrochemical evaluation of groundwater quality and human health risk assessment of trace elements in the largest mining district of South Khorasan, Eastern Iran

A Kazemi, M Esmaeilbeigi, Z Sahebi… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The groundwater resources of mining areas have been in a challenging condition in terms of
metal pollution and human health. Therefore, this study investigated the concentration of …

Prioritizing barriers to the conservation of cultural heritage buildings in adaptation to urbanization and climate change

M Van Nguyen, KH Duy - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
Urbanization and climate change are significant factors contributing to the damage and
degradation of cultural heritage buildings, diminishing their inherent historical, cultural, and …

Inspecting Pond Fabric Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Assisted Modeling, Smartphone Augmented Reality, and a Gaming Engine

NJ Shih, YT Tasi, YT Qiu, TW Hsu - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
Historical farm ponds have been designed, maintained, and established as heritage sites or
cultural landscapes. Has their gradually evolving function resulted in changes to the …

Exploring the descriptions of World Heritage properties through the perspective of water using a narrative approach

T Dai, C Hein - International Journal of Heritage Studies, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A comprehensive understanding of water systems across space and time is key,
both for sustainable urban development and heritage preservation. However, so far, a clear …

The water heritage of China: the polders of Tai Lake Basin as continuing landscape

YW Wang, J Pendlebury, C Nolf - Planning Perspectives, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This paper examines the long history of planned water and landscape management in
China, focusing on the Tai Lake Basin located in the southern part of the Yangtze River …

Restoring relationships: Water heritage, sense of place, and community engagement

L Goralnik, J Brunacini, M Rutty, E Finnell - Journal of Great Lakes …, 2022 - Elsevier
Widespread deindustrialization has changed the landscape and the character of many
Michigan communities. In response to these often devastating changes, natural resources …

[HTML][HTML] Applying ICOMOS-IFLA Principles for the Conservation, Management and Reuse of a Historical Hydraulic System: The No-Ras Qanat in North-Western Iran

F Zaina, P Branduini, F Zavvari - Heritage, 2022 - mdpi.com
Historical hydraulic systems represent a significant part of landscapes and global heritage.
However, from the second half of the 20th century onwards, substantial socio-economic as …

[HTML][HTML] Unveiling the Depths: Unravelling Stakeholder Values in the Landscape of Bangkok's Urban Waterways

W Numsuk, N Dempsey - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
The city of Bangkok is built on an elaborate network of waterways shaped by its historical
settlement process, underscoring the profound bond between humans and the natural …

[HTML][HTML] Towards a Regenerative Role of Cultural Heritage in Climate Resilience; the Case of the Indian Water Infrastructure Heritage

M Rajabi - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite great efforts in facing climate change challenges—especially by the UN Paris
Agreement, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and companion documents …