Hydraulic heritage in Ibero-America /

"The hydraulic heritage and water culture in Ibero-America result in a man-made cultural landscape, century after century, where the legacies of several peoples are superimposed. Water is here an element of landscape differentiation and constitutes, therefore, as a distinctive mark in the terri...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Costa, Francisco (Editor ), Vieira, António (Researcher of physical geography and environment) (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hauppauge : Nova Science Publishers, 2020.
Colección:Cultural studies in the third millennium
Temas:
Water-supply > Latin America > History.
Water-supply > Iberian Peninsula > History.
Water resources development > Latin America > History.
Water resources development > Iberian Peninsula > History.
Water and civilization > History.
Technology and civilization > History.
Eau > Approvisionnement > Amérique latine > Histoire.
Eau > Approvisionnement > Ibérique, Péninsule > Histoire.
Ressources en eau > Exploitation > Amérique latine > Histoire.
Eau et civilisation > Histoire.
Technologie et civilisation > Histoire.
Technology and civilization
Water and civilization
Water resources development
Water-supply
Europe > Iberian Peninsula
Latin America
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1
  • Studies on the Hydraulic Heritage in Spain*
  • Abstract
  • Chapter 2
  • Notes on the Hydraulic Heritage in Portugal
  • Abstract
  • Hydraulic Heritage in Portugal
  • References
  • Chapter 3
  • Hydraulic Heritage, Material Cultures and Cultural Landscape
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Under the Cloak of Invisibility
  • Water Wheels: Hydraulic Heritage and Landscape
  • Serraria Farm S 21 .62'626," WO 42 .03'356"
  • Quartéis Farm S 21º.63'625," WO 42º.06'146"
  • Other Structures
  • Final Comments
  • References
  • Chapter 4
  • Past and Present Hydrosocial Landscapes in the Colombian Caribbean
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Geographic Setting
  • Ancient Wetland Peoples of the Colombian Caribbean
  • Hydrosocial Landscapes in the Colonial Context
  • Development and Conflict in the 19th and 20th Centuries
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Chapter 5
  • An Ancient Water Technological System: El Platanal Irrigation Ditch, Andes of Merida, Venezuela
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Ancestral Hydric Systems in the Central Venezuelan Andes
  • The Ancestral Hidric Technology at the La Guadalupe River Basin
  • The El Platanal Ditch System
  • Origins and Historical Use of the El Platanal Ditch System
  • Water Conflicts at El Platanal
  • Final Considerations on the Water-Transportation Systems at El Platanal
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Chapter 6
  • The Waters of Cantareira: The Hydraulic Heritage of the City of São Paulo
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Methodology
  • Water Supply History of the City of São Paulo
  • The Water Question
  • Transporting the Cantareira Waters
  • The Company in Crisis
  • The Bureau of Water and Drainage
  • Cantareira State Park
  • The 20th Century
  • A Watershed
  • The Barrages of Cantareira
  • The Engordador Reservoir
  • Pump Houses
  • Principal and Secondary
  • The Guaraú Reservoir
  • The Cabuçu Reservoir
  • The Pioneer Cabuçú Dam
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 7
  • The Olo River Hydroelectric Power Plant, Amarante: Heritage Worth Exploring, Heritage Worth Valuing
  • Abstract
  • The Early Days of the Olo River Hydroelectric Power Plant
  • Available Olo River flow
  • Loan
  • The Hydroelectric Power Plant Project
  • Hydraulic Installation
  • Olo River Flow Rate
  • Waterfall Height
  • Hydroelectric Power
  • Spillway
  • Spillway Section
  • Type of Spillway Construction
  • Spillway Slope
  • Dam
  • Water Surface Elevation/Backwater Elevation
  • Fish Ladders
  • Inlet and Tailings Impoundment Area
  • Type of Turbines
  • Pipe Supplying Water to the Turbines
  • Discharge Channel
  • Electrical Installation
  • Hydroelectric Power Plant
  • Alternator
  • Switchboard (Figure 10)
  • High-Voltage Line
  • Transformer Substations
  • Distribution Network
  • Request for Authorisation
  • Commencement of Construction Work
  • Works Are Well Underway
  • The City Council Takes Possession of the Olo Construction Works
  • The November 1917 Elections

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