 From the Middle Ages to 19th century: a journey into the water system of Palermo (Italy)Giusy Lofrano, Maurizio Carotenuto, Pietro Todaro, Roberta Maffettone, Silvia Sammataro and Ioannis K. Kalavrouziotis International Journal of Global Environmental Issues, 2015, vol. 14, issue 3/4, 296-305 Abstract: The present investigation aims at examining the underground environment of Palermo city and its wide surrounding plain in relation to the human hydraulic structures and to their influence on the cultural, social and economic life of the city. The amazing craftsmanship, skilfulness and dexterity of the ancients is reflected in the complex underground hydraulic structures with the intent to control and manage effectively the underground water sources to the benefit of the ancient society, in spite of the limited available technological means. Structures such as qants, Scirocco chambers and miqweh which made available the water to the public, have influenced significantly the ecological environment, the civilisation of the area and the economic and social progress of the city of Palermo. Keywords: ecology; history; geomorphology; Palermo; qanāt; ingruttati; pozzi a ripiano; Middle Ages; water systems; Italy; hydraulic structures; cultural life; economic life; social life; underground structures; underground water; Scirocco chambers. (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ids:ijgenv:v:14:y:2015:i:3/4:p:296-305 Access Statistics for this article More articles in International Journal of Global Environmental Issues from Inderscience Enterprises Ltd |
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