The Nile and Its Masters

Past, Present, Future: Source of Hope and Anger
1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-90-5809-343-1
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 558 g

The Pharoahs were masters of the Nile: they had a detailed understanding of the ways of the river. Modern Egyptians see themselves as heirs to this tradition, and as owners of the Nile waters. In the 1960's, Egypt decided to protect its increasingly-populated Nile valley from the ravages of annual flooding by building a dam. A relatively small dam in the valley of Nubia, in the region of Tushka, would have enabled the excess floodwaters to safely be diverted towards the fossil valley of the pre-Nile. However, it was decided to select a site near Aswan, making it necessary to inundate more than 250km of river valley. Over the years, this strategy has been revealed to have been faulty, and numerous irrigation schemes in upriver countries have progressively reduced the amount of water descending into Egypt. The dire warning of the 14th century oracle appears to be prophetic: "the water of the river in my country will be stopped from reaching yours, which I shall cause to die of thirst."

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kerisel, Jean

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Wasserbau
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Limnologie (Süßwasser)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART 1 CHAPTER 1-THE NILE, AN ANCESTRAL WATERWAY, CHAPTER 2 -THE AGE OF THE PHARAOHS: THEIR SUBTLE UNDERSTANDING OF WATER, PART 2 CHAPTER 3 -THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: PERSISTENCE OF THE PHARAONIC DREAM, CHAPTER 4- EGYPT IN MODERN TIMES, CHAPTER 4- EGYPT IN MODERN TIMES

Über Autor(innen)

Jean Kerisel (Author) Emeritus Proffessor, Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussces, Paris