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Sep 27, 2017 · Greater accuracy in the measurement of water flow and consumption significantly improves analytic capacity and lays the groundwork for practical water conservation action, from locating and addressing leaks to consumer behavior modification.
The initial incentive to measure flow was the need to charge consumers and this led to the early development of positive displacement and inferential type flowmeters. Commercial designs of water meters can be traced back to about 1820.
Jul 1, 2021 · To understand how water has influenced the course of human evolution, we need to page back to a pivotal chapter of our prehistory. Between around three million and two million years ago, the...
Jan 25, 2019 · Our results reveal a historical coevolution of human-water systems, which could inform water management and contribute to societal adaptation to future climate change.
- Yu Fang, James W. Jawitz
- 2019
Sep 20, 2021 · NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author Giulio Boccaletti about his new book Water: A Biography, which takes readers through the complex and surprising history of humanity and water.
Mar 12, 2021 · The ancient history of mankind has been marked by all kinds of crises caused by the lack of water due to climate changes. Many cultures were able to overcome them, others were unable to adapt and declined. We have to learn from the cultures that resisted and those that succumbed.
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Jan 1, 2021 · History provides large evidence of the impact of water on the growth of civilization, and forecasts of the future indicate that water will be crucial for human development in the XXI century, and further.
