why river are called cradles of civilization?
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In Mesopotamia, the convergence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers produced rich fertile soil and a supply of water for irrigation. ... It is because of this that the Fertile Crescent region, and Mesopotamia in particular, are often referred to as the cradle of civilization.
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w we built civilization on water and drained the world dry is the subject of Alexander Bell’s recent book, Peak Water. Bell delves deeply into the roots of modern civilisation, beginning just before the settlement of the first cities.
From an historical perspective, the first two sections are very interesting. There have been many books in recent years recounting the trouble we are in when it comes to water, but few that examine how we arrived at this point. Bell does just that, offering a brief history of the world in just over one hundred pages, from the perspective of our attitudes towards water and our increasing usage of the resource.
He recounts the critical moments when our ideas shift, as the nature of our civilisation changed:
'A Sumarian would have no hesitation in telling you that the city was about water. An Athenian would have told you the city was about people, democracy, or economics. Though the river of civilisation runs on, the water becomes less visible.'
It would appear that taking our resources for granted is not a new refrain.
Once the story leaves history and comes closer to our contemporary water issues, Bell covers the major factors behind peak water, including trade, irrigation and farming. Once again the background information is interesting, but this final third of the book turns a little apocalyptic. Bell has established how we built civilisation on water, and now explains, possibly with a little too much relish and certainly in great detail, how we have drained the world dry.
From an historical perspective, the first two sections are very interesting. There have been many books in recent years recounting the trouble we are in when it comes to water, but few that examine how we arrived at this point. Bell does just that, offering a brief history of the world in just over one hundred pages, from the perspective of our attitudes towards water and our increasing usage of the resource.
He recounts the critical moments when our ideas shift, as the nature of our civilisation changed:
'A Sumarian would have no hesitation in telling you that the city was about water. An Athenian would have told you the city was about people, democracy, or economics. Though the river of civilisation runs on, the water becomes less visible.'
It would appear that taking our resources for granted is not a new refrain.
Once the story leaves history and comes closer to our contemporary water issues, Bell covers the major factors behind peak water, including trade, irrigation and farming. Once again the background information is interesting, but this final third of the book turns a little apocalyptic. Bell has established how we built civilisation on water, and now explains, possibly with a little too much relish and certainly in great detail, how we have drained the world dry.
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