Water and Society A comparison to show the difference that social organisation makes to the state of rivers and the environment About 400 years ago, there was a city in Japan called Edo. Most o... |
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DECCAN PLATEAU Tudum or monga Tudum or monga are mechanisms used to draw water from Kohli tanks for irrigation. Different mechanisms are used depending on the size of the tank. For a small tank... |
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EASTERN GHATS Korambus Korambu is a temporary dam stretching across the mouth of channels, made of brushwood, mud and grass. It is constructed by horizontally fixing a strong wooden beam touchi... |
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Construction Procedures and specifications for construction of storage and recharge tanks are explained below. There are a lot of similarities in the construction steps of both storage and recharge stru... |
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Artificial Glaciers A great example of how decentralised approaches to water harvesting boost innovation comes from Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir. Chewang Norphel , retired engineer of the department of ... |
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Kul Kuls are water channels found in precipitous mountain areas. These channels carry water from glaciers to villages in the Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh. Where the terrain is muddy, the kul is lined with rocks t... |
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A replica of a settlers cabin built on the original site in Kitchener, Canada. This is the restored wash house at the Joseph Schneider Haus , a homestead in Kitchener, ON, Canada. The tiny log cabin once served as the family'... |
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An 800 year old stave church in Borgund, Norway This is one of Norway's stave churches. Stave churches are typically some 8m (26ft) tall made entirely from wood without a single nail. They are the most elaborate type of wood... |
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Colloquium: Introduction The Context: Natural Building The Building Codes Societal Impact Matrix Return of The Village Habitat For Humanity Earthmother Dwelling Intuitive Design Curves of Breath & Clay Feng Shui... |
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Natural Building, a 900 Year Story of Natural Materials. If you ever doubted the use of natural materials to build a home these nine buildings are a testament to its longevity. We'll take you back to the oldest, continuously... |
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