Water Collection and Distribution Systems in the Palermo Plain during the Middle Ages
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Background
2.1. Hydrogeological Characteristics of Palermo Plain
2.2. Bal’harm
3. Water Collection
3.1. Water Sources
3.2. Vertical Wells
3.3. Qanāts
3.3.1. Qanāts’ Discovery
3.3.2. Technical Features
3.3.3. Characteristics of Some qanāts in Palermo Plain
3.3.4. Ecological Aspects
4. Water Distribution
4.1. Senie
4.2. Gebbia
4.3. Saje
4.4. Water Towers
5. Conclusions
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Lofrano, G.; Carotenuto, M.; Maffettone, R.; Todaro, P.; Sammataro, S.; Kalavrouziotis, I.K. Water Collection and Distribution Systems in the Palermo Plain during the Middle Ages. Water 2013, 5, 1662-1676. https://doi.org/10.3390/w5041662
Lofrano G, Carotenuto M, Maffettone R, Todaro P, Sammataro S, Kalavrouziotis IK. Water Collection and Distribution Systems in the Palermo Plain during the Middle Ages. Water. 2013; 5(4):1662-1676. https://doi.org/10.3390/w5041662
Chicago/Turabian StyleLofrano, Giusy, Maurizio Carotenuto, Roberta Maffettone, Pietro Todaro, Silvia Sammataro, and Ioannis K. Kalavrouziotis. 2013. "Water Collection and Distribution Systems in the Palermo Plain during the Middle Ages" Water 5, no. 4: 1662-1676. https://doi.org/10.3390/w5041662