Topics
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The
principal aims of
the Symposium are:
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To
reveal the cultural heritage concerning
water and wastewater in several regions
of the world and to make visible the
archeological (ancient and traditional)
remnants of practices which have contributed
to the diachronic development of the
related management technologies.
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To
describe and evaluate the pre-industrial
hydraulic technologies, which on a
long term may contribute to water
and wastewater management systems
and to the development of integrated
methodologies.
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To
develop systems based on ancient technologies
using modern equipment, which may
be of great significance for water,
wastewater and environmental management
in the future.
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Our
topics of interest include but are
not limited to:
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Methods,
practices, and techniques of water
resources management.
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Farmers
and citizens: The socio-economic role
of water.
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Urban water use.
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Urban wastewater and stormwater technologies.
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Historical development of aqueducts
and other water technologies: From mythology
to water sciences.
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Influence of old water and wastewater
technologies on the new ones.
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Iconographic aspects of water in ancient
civilizations.
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Sociological and economical issues.
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Juridical aspects.
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