... & masonry bridges drainage & irrigation water supply waterways & canals Knowledge of construction works in the ancient world tells us much about the motivations and capabilities of people in those times. Remains of many of these still exist, in various degrees of preservation, and much...

...: All rights reserved 2013 dams, barrages & reservoirs drainage & irrigation water supply ‘Never write or speak of Indian things without looking at a map,’ George Canning (1770–1827) advised Lord Grenville (1759–1834) more than 200 years ago. A map of part of southern India...

... as world heritage sites. 26 02 2011 02 06 2011 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2012 drainage & irrigation groundwater history The people of ancient Oman had the knowledge and skills to allow them to dig falaj shafts and construct underground tunnels and channels...

... the construction of monumental dams, for which it is most widely known. 23 12 2010 23 3 2011 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2011 dams, barrages, & reservoirs drainage & irrigation history In the historical scholarship on dam construction and hydroelectric...

... stresses seem most acute. drainage & irrigation history waterways & canals The governance of an irrigation system is complex: there are many participants and many objectives. Through the life of an irrigation system, which may extend for centuries, it usually evolves through several...

... became more sophisticated, both technologically and culturally, as did their capabilities in writing and numbers (Appendix 1). conservation drainage & irrigation history As societies developed, temples, palaces and cities were built. While rulers and their officials controlled taxation...