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1 Gunatilleke, N.; Jayasuriya, M.; Weerakoon, D.; Gunatilleke, S.; Ranwala, S.; Perera, D.; Wattavidanege, J.; Manamendraarachchi, K.; De Silva, M. A. T.; Wijesinghe, L. 2014. Sri Lanka's forests: nature at your service. Commemorating the decade of biodiversity. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS). 155p.
Natural resources ; Forest resources ; Forest cover ; Forest ecology ; Forest degradation ; Forest conservation ; Plants ; Species ; Deforestation ; Vegetation ; Wild animals ; Biodiversity ; Environmental effects ; Human behaviour ; Archaeology ; Water resources ; Catchment areas ; Soil conservation / Sri Lanka / Sinharaja / Kanneliya
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.75 G744 GUN Record No: H046774)
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2 Zeunert, J.; Waterman. T. (Eds.) 2018. Routledge handbook of landscape and food. Oxon, UK: Routledge. 604p.
Landscape ; Land use ; Agriculture ; Agroecosystems ; Indigenous knowledge ; Archaeology ; History ; Urban areas ; Rural areas ; Food security ; Food insecurity ; Food production ; Forest resources ; Fish industry ; Onions ; Farm management ; Alternative agriculture ; Cultivation ; Marine areas ; Urban agriculture ; Periurban agriculture ; Mediterranean zone ; Ecology ; Climate change ; Sustainability ; Cropping systems ; Livestock ; Water management ; Investment ; Nutrient management ; Developing countries ; Economic aspects ; Case studies / Europe / North America / UK / Australia / Germany / Russia / Africa / Ethiopia / Uganda / Estonia / Colombia / Bavaria / Bogota / Yorkshire / Leeds / Bavarian Forest
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333 G000 ZEU Record No: H048567)
3 Abeywardana, N.; Pitawala, H. M. T. G. A.; Schutt, B.; Bebermeier, W. 2019. Evolution of the dry zone water harvesting and management systems in Sri Lanka during the Anuradhapura Kingdom: a study based on ancient chronicles and lithic inscriptions. Water History, 11(1-2):75-103. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12685-019-00230-7]
Water management ; Water harvesting ; Arid zones ; Irrigation systems ; Large scale systems ; Ancestral technology ; Canals ; Tanks ; Rivers ; Sustainability ; Grants ; History ; Archaeology / Sri Lanka / Anuradhapura
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049761)
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12685-019-00230-7.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049761.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049761.pdf
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A significant number of written sources report on the development of ancient dry zone water harvesting and water management systems in Sri Lanka. This paper attempts to address the lack of a systematic assessment of the information given by sources on the spatial–temporal development of the system, using methods of source criticism. After the removal of double entries, 255 text passages containing 837 different records on ancient irrigation were compiled as a database for the period from the fifth century BCE to the tenth century CE. The majority of the 625 analyzed records were derived from inscriptions, 212 records originated from chronicles. Geocoding was successfully performed for 40 records. It was possible to link 173 text passages to a specific king’s reign. Altogether 362 records (43.2%) mention a tank or its construction. The categories “grants of irrigation” and “irrigation incomes” are represented with 276 records (33%) and 75 records (9%). Records on canals and irrigation management occur with a share of 8.2% and 6.2%, equaling 69 and 52 records. The spatial distribution of records in general largely corresponds to the extent of the Dry Zone and northern intermediate zone. With 490 records, Anuradhapura district shows the highest density of information on the ancient water harvesting and management system. The analyzed data are not equally distributed throughout the investigated period and show a distinct peak in the second century CE. In conclusion, the conducted analysis documents the potential of the analyzed source genres for the derivation of information on different aspects related to the spatial, temporal and administrative development of the ancient water management system in Sri Lanka.
4 Pande, S.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan. 2020. On the linkage between hydrology and society—learning from history about two-way interactions for sustainable development. Water History, 12(4):387-402. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12685-020-00264-2]
Hydrology ; Archaeology ; Sustainable Development Goals ; River basins ; Human settlements ; Society ; Migration ; Livelihoods ; Population ; Diversification ; Climate change ; Resilience ; Water policy ; Technology ; Innovation ; Case studies / Australia / Pakistan / India / Murrumbidgee River Basin / Indus Valley / Indus River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050112)
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12685-020-00264-2.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050112.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050112.pdf
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The challenge of sustainable development is enshrined in the ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations. The 17 goals and its various targets are unique with water being one of the cross cutting themes. Taking examples of past water dependent societies in a comparative setting, this paper challenges the new field of Archaeo-hydrology in how it could contribute to the 2030 Agenda based on what can be learned from past and contemporary water dependent societies. We find that societies have coped with climate variability by diversifying both in occupation, livelihoods and use of space. Sharing the costs of coordinating such diversification requires inclusive institutions and technological innovations. Similar to technology, new social institutions emerge in response to a changing environment. However, in tandem, slow out-migration of people seems to go on, driven by better livelihood opportunities outside. If technological innovation and institutional evolution are not rapid enough, then migration seems to take over as the adaptive mechanism in response to environmental changes resulting in rapid dispersal. This means that migration from smaller, less endowed societies can be expected to be rapid, with repetitive cycles of abandonment and rehabilitation after each critical climate or adverse environment events. Consequently, more place based local innovations should be encouraged and local economies should be diversified to increase the resilience so that vulnerable societies may inherit favourable know-how for a sustainable future under changing climatic conditions.
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