Arellano, Juan Estevan; Rivera, José A.; Lamadrid, Enrique R.(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-03-03)
[EN] To better understand the acequias in “Embudo de Picuris,” they have to be analyized from the
perspective of the land grants given to the settlers by the Crown of Spain. Many scholars have studied the
acequias simply ...
Lamadrid, Armando(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-03-03)
[EN] Irrigation has been central to the development of societies throughout the history of the
Andes, in times of both social and environmental change. In the era of modern anthropogenic
climate change, however, narratives ...
Aparicio Vayá, José Vicente; Iranzo García, Emilio; Hermosilla Pla, Jorge(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-03-03)
[EN] The Turia river starts at the town of Teruel, after the confluence of the rivers Alfambra and
Guadalaviar. It supplies a large territory in the provinces of Teruel, Cuenca and Valencia. On its way to
its mouth at ...
Milà Cartañá, Gemma(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-03-03)
[EN] The Venetian lagoon is composed of shallow waters, marshes and a canal net among islands.
These elements were integrated in the local culture since the first roman settlement. This particular
territory and its culture ...
Graziadei, Antonio(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-03-03)
[EN] The paper presents the case study of Tricarico, its gardens and its traditional irrigation systems.
In Tricarico the interaction between man and environment has been enriched in the centuries by the
contribution of ...