id
	10675
Url
	https://chloe.cnr.it/s/BiDiAr/item/10675
Resource template
	Academic Article
Resource class
	bibo:AcademicArticle
Title
	Qanat, una tecnologia del passato, una risorsa per il futuro: riferimenti storici, aspetti socio-economici e repertorio tipologico
Creator
	Boccuti, Simona
	Ferrari, Angelo
	Di Luzio, Emiliano
	Pingue, Gianni
Date
	2022
Language
	ita
Rights
	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Abstract
	The lack of surface water and a high potential for evapotranspiration are the climatic and hydrological characteristics of the arid and semi-arid Middle East regions. In foothills regions the groundwater, often supplied by partially buried alluvial fan systems, has been intercepted and conveyed through the creation of a highly efficient supply system known as ‘qanat’, ‘karez’ or ‘foggara’. This ancient hydraulic technology spread on a large scale since the 6th century BCE, during the rise and development of the Persian Empire. It consists in the excavation of a series of vertical tunnels, like large wells, which are connected by a gently sloping underground channel bringing water by gravity. Through the centuries, the qanats have been not only a sustainable system for exploitation of groundwater resources but also an important factor for the socio-economic and cultural development of local communities. In this paper the Authors illustrate the main aspects of qanats under historical, cultural and socio-economic perspective and the recent decline of the qanat system. An original and still updating database of these type of hydraulic operas, implemented through the collection and analysis of documentary sources, cartographic data, and on-site measurements is then presented. The database, including qanats detected on regional to local scales, might be regarded as a valuable support for the recovery of these structures and a more efficient governance of water resources.
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	https://chloe.cnr.it/s/BiDiAr/item/2002
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Doi
	https://doi.org/10.19282/ac.33.2.2022.09
Issue
	2
Pages
	153-174
Short title
	Qanat, una tecnologia del passato, una risorsa per il futuro
Uri
	https://www.archcalc.cnr.it/journal/articles/1206
Volume
	33
Homepage
	https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/items/26XKU5DT/item-list

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