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Bruce Elleman
- Title
- To Cooperate or not to Cooperate...?
- Subtitle
- Collective action for rehabilitation of traditional water tunnel systems (qanats) in Syria
- Author
- Joshka Wessels
- Price
- € 80,95 excl. VAT
- ISBN
- 9789056295189
- Format
- Paperback
- Number of pages
- 392
- Language
- English
- Publication date
- 15 - 04 - 2008
- Dimensions
- 15.6 x 23.4 cm
- Series
- AUP Dissertation Series
- Category
- Sociology and Social History
- Discipline
- Social and Political Sciences
To Cooperate or not to Cooperate...? - 2
Table of Contents - 8
List of figures - 13
List of tables - 14
List of maps - 15
Glossary of Local Terms1 - 16
Acknowledgements - 19
Chapter 1 Introduction - 24
Chapter 2 Collective action for community water management, a human ecosystem approach - 38
Chapter 3 Research Framework - 81
Chapter 4 Groundwater and qanats in Syria - 95
Chapter 5 Shallalah Saghirah - 116
Chapter 6 Shallalah Saghirah Renovation - 164
Chapter 7 Qarah - 226
Chapter 8 Qarah Renovation - 267
Chapter 9 Comparison and conclusion - 302
APPENDIX 1 MAPS - 343
APPENDIX 2 MARRIAGE ALLIANCES SHALLALAH SAGHIRAH - 349
Appendix General site informatie of Syrian Qanats - 351
References - 355
SUMMARY - 380
SAMENVATTING - 384
Joshka Wessels
To Cooperate or not to Cooperate...?
Collective action for rehabilitation of traditional water tunnel systems (qanats) in Syria
Communities all over the world are using traditional technologies to extract drinkingwater, irrigate their lands and feed their livestock. But these often sustainable and ancient ways to make use of groundwater are in rapid decline worldwide. A research project started in 1999 to study the rehabilitation of 1500-year old water tunnels called "qanats"in Syria. To Cooperate or not to Cooperate...? discusses results and outcomes of this research project.
The main objective of this research is to better understand the proces of collective maintenance of these ancient water tunnels. The study evaluates the social, cultural, political and environmental factors that have driven abandonment and decay of qanats in Syria. It tries to reconcile divers theoretical and conceptual frameworks to study collective action with a human ecosystem approach and develop one with a stronger anthropological reference.
The main objective of this research is to better understand the proces of collective maintenance of these ancient water tunnels. The study evaluates the social, cultural, political and environmental factors that have driven abandonment and decay of qanats in Syria. It tries to reconcile divers theoretical and conceptual frameworks to study collective action with a human ecosystem approach and develop one with a stronger anthropological reference.
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