MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 03758cam a22004214a 4500
001 2010028679
003 DLC
005 20120409175352.0
008 100707s2011 enkabf b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2010028679
015 $aGBB0B3892$2bnb
015 $aGBB0B3892$2dnb
016 7 $a015654337$2Uk
020 $a9780521769570 (hardback)
020 $a0521769574 (hardback)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn650821927
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dYDX$dUKM$dYDXCP$dERASA$dCOO$dPUL$dUTO$dCDX$dUKMGB$dMIX$dAGL$dDEBBG$dOLA$dBTCTA$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $aa-is---$aa-jo---
050 00 $aGB791$b.W384 2011
070 0 $aGB791$b.W384 2011
082 00 $a551.48095694$222
245 00 $aWater, life and civilisation :$bclimate, environment and society in the Jordan Valley /$cedited by Steven Mithen and Emily Black.
260 $aCambridge ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2011.
300 $axxviii, 490 p., [24] p. of col. plates :$bill., maps ;$c29 cm.
490 1 $aInternational hydrology series
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"A unique interdisciplinary study of the relationships between climate, hydrology and human society from 20,000 years ago to the present day within the Jordan Valley. It describes how state-of-the-art models can simulate the past, present and future climates of the Near East, reviews and provides new evidence for environmental change from geological deposits, builds hydrological models for the River Jordan and associated wadis and explains how present day urban and rural communities manage their water supply. The volume provides a new approach and new methods that can be applied for exploring the relationships between climate, hydrology and human society in arid and semi-arid regions throughout the world. It is an invaluable reference for researchers and advanced students concerned with the impacts of climate change and hydrology on human society, especially in the Near East"--$cProvided by publisher.
505 0 $aWater-management at Humayma, southern Jordan, 100 BC-900 AD; Part V. Palaeo-Economies and Developing Archaeological Methodologies: 20. The reconstruction of diet and environment in ancient Jordan by carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis of human and animal remains; 21. Irrigation and phytolith formation: an experimental study; 22. An investigation into the archaeological application of carbon stable isotope analysis used to establish crop water availability: solutions and ways forward; 23. Past plant use in Jordan as revealed by archaeological and ethnoarchaeological phytolith signatures; Part VI. Society, Economy and Water Today: 24. Current water demands and future strategies under changing climatic conditions; 25. Water reuse for irrigated agriculture in Jordan: soil sustainability, perceptions and management; 26. Social equity issues and water supply under conditions of 'water stress': a study of low- and high-income households in Greater Amman, Jordan; 27. The role of water and land management policies in contemporary socio-economic development in Wadi Faynan; 28. Political discourses and public narratives on water supply issues in Amman, Jordan; Part VII. Conclusions: 29. Overview and reflections: 20,000 years of water and human settlement in the southern Levant; Index.
650 0 $aHydrology$zJordan River Valley.
650 0 $aWater-supply$zJordan River Valley$xHistory.
651 0 $aJordan River Valley$xAntiquities.
650 0 $aWater and civilization.
650 0 $aClimate and civilization.
700 1 $aMithen, Steven J.
700 1 $aBlack, Emily.
830 0 $aInternational hydrology series.
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97805217/69570/cover/9780521769570.jpg