Sustainably Managing Reservoir Storage: Ancient Roots of a Modern Challenge

Sustainably Managing Reservoir Storage: Ancient Roots of a Modern Challenge

Sedimentation is a major issue for water systems worldwide, but the need for sustainable sediment management is rarely addressed. This article surveys the problem of sedimentation in the contemporary sphere in addition to drawing on archaeological evidence of past unsustainable and sustainable sedim...

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Main Authors: G. Mathias Kondolf, Alan Farahani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-01-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
sustainability
reservoirs
sedimentation
archaeology
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/10/2/117
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spelling doaj-ffc03ed9f37947f991bfc102c5379d2e2020-11-25T01:28:17ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412018-01-0110211710.3390/w10020117w10020117Sustainably Managing Reservoir Storage: Ancient Roots of a Modern ChallengeG. Mathias Kondolf0Alan Farahani1Department of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USACotsen Institute of Archaeology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USASedimentation is a major issue for water systems worldwide, but the need for sustainable sediment management is rarely addressed. This article surveys the problem of sedimentation in the contemporary sphere in addition to drawing on archaeological evidence of past unsustainable and sustainable sedimentation management practices. A compact characterization scheme is presented for identifying the scale of sedimentation management, both past and present. The results of the research illustrate that communities have grappled with issues of sedimentation for as long as water storage has existed. System failure from sedimentation is therefore not inevitable, but arises from a combination of social and biophysical factors.http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/10/2/117sustainabilityreservoirssedimentationarchaeology
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author G. Mathias Kondolf
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sustainability
reservoirs
sedimentation
archaeology
author_facet G. Mathias Kondolf
Alan Farahani
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title Sustainably Managing Reservoir Storage: Ancient Roots of a Modern Challenge
title_short Sustainably Managing Reservoir Storage: Ancient Roots of a Modern Challenge
title_full Sustainably Managing Reservoir Storage: Ancient Roots of a Modern Challenge
title_fullStr Sustainably Managing Reservoir Storage: Ancient Roots of a Modern Challenge
title_full_unstemmed Sustainably Managing Reservoir Storage: Ancient Roots of a Modern Challenge
title_sort sustainably managing reservoir storage: ancient roots of a modern challenge
publisher MDPI AG
series Water
issn 2073-4441
publishDate 2018-01-01
description Sedimentation is a major issue for water systems worldwide, but the need for sustainable sediment management is rarely addressed. This article surveys the problem of sedimentation in the contemporary sphere in addition to drawing on archaeological evidence of past unsustainable and sustainable sedimentation management practices. A compact characterization scheme is presented for identifying the scale of sedimentation management, both past and present. The results of the research illustrate that communities have grappled with issues of sedimentation for as long as water storage has existed. System failure from sedimentation is therefore not inevitable, but arises from a combination of social and biophysical factors.
topic sustainability
reservoirs
sedimentation
archaeology
url http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/10/2/117
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