The organization of ancient water control and irrigation has been a matter of debate in
particular with regard to the role of the state. More often than not a deeply centralized …

Human niche construction emphasizes the capacity of organisms to modify their
environment and thereby influence their own and other species' evolution. For the hydraulic …

This paper presents the analysis of historical transformation of water management in Central
Asia with the specific focus on Uzbekistan. The time frame of the analysis is from the Middle …

224 in waterlogged ditches to map what turned out to be the most elaborate system of
canals and reservoirs of the Mayan civilisation. Losing his toenails may have been the least …

The manipulation of water resources is a common human solution to water-related
problems. Of particular interest because of impacts on both source and destination is the …

The concept of water–energy–food (WEF) nexus is gaining favor as a means to highlight the
functions of the three individual nexus elements as interrelated components of a single …

This article summarizes the outcome of a workshop sponsored by the Durham University
Centre for Iranian Cultural Studies, where papers were presented on the entire …

It is often implied that Sumer derived much of its economic strength from irrigation, but in
reality water provided an even more fundamental context for everyday life. This is because …

The livelihoods of people in the Andes are expected to be affected by climate change due to
their dependence on glacier water. The observed decrease in glacier volume over the last …

When simulating social action in modeling efforts, as in socio-hydrology, an issue of obvious
importance is how to ensure that social action by human agents is well-represented in the …