Water communities

• Other Authors: Shaw, Rajib, Thaitakoo, Danai
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2010.
• Series: Community, environment and disaster risk management ; v. 2.
• Subjects: Nature > Ecology.; Nature > Ecosystems & Habitats > Rivers.; Environmentalist thought & ideology.; Drought & water supply.; Water and civilization.

Water is the key to human civilization. Most of the ancient civilization had its roots to river basins, where people-water interaction was the key aspect. Due to innovations of knowledge and technology and modernization of lifestyles, the human-water direct contact has become less significant. Peopl...