Print Email Facebook Twitter An Appraisal of Qualifying Role of Hydraulic Heritage Systems: A Case Study of Qanat in the Central Iran Title An Appraisal of Qualifying Role of Hydraulic Heritage Systems: A Case Study of Qanat in the Central Iran Author Fasihi Harandi, M. De Vries, M.J. Faculty Civil Engineering and Geosciences Department Hydraulic Engineering Date 2014-07-19 Abstract Hydraulic heritage systems, both underground and exposed, have been known to be sustainable for millennia. Persian and also Roman aqueducts are examples of such hydrosystems. Their value is often overlooked but they have undeniable advantages: they have functional interconnectedness with their surrounding society and ecology, which sometimes leads to revitalization plans. By using the notion ‘qualifying role’, this paper will raise questions concerning the disregarded functions and early and historical positions of hydraulic heritage systems. This article illustrates the qualifying role of Qanats in urban drainage by describing the skill in their planning and construction. This is shown by a problematic case study in Iran, where the construction of a drainage system modelled on bygone Qanat techniques resulted in a dramatic drawdown in the water level of the area soon after construction. Subject aqueducthydraulic heritage systemQanat technologytechnological developmentunderground water supply network To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:2465da16-bb5f-447d-9acb-64e8e23852ed Publisher IWA Publishing Embargo date 2015-07-19 ISSN 1606-9749 Source https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2014.074 Source Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 14 (6), 2014; Authors version Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2014 IWA Publishing Files PDF 313456.pdf 815.82 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:2465da16-bb5f-447d-9acb-64e8e23852ed/datastream/OBJ/view