Un recueil d'études sur les relations entre l'eau, les infrastructures urbaines et l'architecture. Les contributeurs analysent comment l'essor urbain transforme les techniques traditionnelles d'approvisionnement en eau. En combinant les savoirs anciens à l'innovation, les projets d'aménagement urbain réinventent le rôle central de l'eau dans un contexte de transition écologique. ©Electre 2025
Water and City
Hydraulic systems and urban structures
Water might be the most crucial, yet widely overlooked dimension of the ecological transition. In the 21st century, almost every week, a new drought or flood somewhere in the world gets global media coverage. Today's climate crises point to the critical links between water and man made artifacts. This book explores the relations between water, urban infrastructures and architecture, questioning their past evolution as well as their future. Its focus on integration issues between hydraulic systems and urban structures unveils how urban growth ruled out the traditional knowledge that formed the basis for sustainable approaches to water supply and regulation during centuries.
With special emphasis on the legacies inherited from ancient Persia, one of the most brilliant water civilizations in history, « Water and City » includes case studies from a variety of countries in the Middle East, Europe and North Africa. The book originates in a research workshop held in 2018 in the desert city of Yazd, known as the cradle of millenary qanat technologies in the world. Among the learnings from this pioneering cross disciplinary experience, it shows that combining heritage and innovation, tradition and technology, in future architectural and urban design projects is the only path towards re-inventing the integrative role played by water.
Paru le : 05/10/2020
Thématique : Essais d'économie
Auteur(s) : Non précisé.
Éditeur(s) :
l'Oeil d'or
Collection(s) : Essais & entretiens
Contributeur(s) : Editeur scientifique (ou intellectuel) : Ayda Alehashemi - Editeur scientifique (ou intellectuel) : Jean-François Coulais - Editeur scientifique (ou intellectuel) : Gilles Hubert
Série(s) : Non précisé.
ISBN : 978-2-490437-03-0
EAN13 : 9782490437030
Reliure : Broché
Pages : 316
Hauteur: 21.0 cm / Largeur 13.0 cm
Épaisseur: 2.1 cm
Poids: 606 g
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