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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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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Sustainably Managing Reservoir Storage: Ancient Roots of a Modern Challenge |
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Sustainably Managing Reservoir Storage: Ancient Roots of a Modern Challenge |
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Sustainably Managing Reservoir Storage: Ancient Roots of a Modern Challenge |
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Sustainably Managing Reservoir Storage: Ancient Roots of a Modern Challenge |
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Sustainably Managing Reservoir Storage: Ancient Roots of a Modern Challenge |
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sustainably managing reservoir storage: ancient roots of a modern challenge |
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2073-4441 |
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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. |
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sustainability reservoirs sedimentation archaeology |
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