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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
Shamil A A Kubba |
| ISBN: | 9780863723339 0863723330 |
| OCLC Number: | 703844381 |
| Description: | 286 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | History of the Iraqi marshes. -- Formation of the marshes -- Ancient history: Sumerians, Garden of Eden and the Epic of Gilgamesh -- The Marshes during the Arab and Ottoman Empires -- Saddat al-Hindiyah (Indian Barrage) -- British and Hashemite Monarchy Rule -- Destruction of the Marshes during the Saddam Era -- Impact of recent conflicts -- The status of the Iraqi Marshlands today -- People and culture. -- General overview -- Social customs -- Tribal culture -- Religious beliefs and ethnicity -- Way of life, etc., of Marsh dwellers -- Arts and crafts. -- General -- Arts and crafts: Reed mats; carpets, house funiture; baskets; pottery vessels; copper containers; wooden tools/articles; miscellaneous tools; coffee preparation tools; clay/mud storage and ancillary structures; boats; traditional dress -- Physical environment. -- General -- Topography and terrain -- Geology -- Soil conditions -- Irrigation and hydrographic conditions -- Climatic conditions -- Conclusion -- Agriculture : past and present. -- General-overview -- Ancient agriculture in the Marshland area -- Wetlands agriculture from the Middle Ages to the Fall of the Monarchy -- Agriculture in the Wetlands after the Monarchy to the Fall of Saddam Hussein -- The Russian Master Plan -- The Iraqi Marshlands: a post-Saddam perspective -- The wetlands wildlife and ecosystems. -- General -- Environmental importance and uniqueness -- Components of the Wildlife Ecosystem -- Flora: reed and reed mace, bulrush, aquatic vegetation -- Birds: critical species, endangered species, vulnerable species -- Fauna -- Amphibians and reptiles -- Fish -- Transboundary issues -- Design principles. -- General overview -- Ancient measurement -- Functional aspect (internal planning) -- Aesthetic aspects -- Major design elements -- Furniture -- Building materials and their availability. -- General -- Reeds, rushes, date-palm -- Timber -- Mud-pressed mud (Tauf, Pise'), unfired mud-brick and baked brick -- Stone -- Bitumen -- Metals: copper, lead, silver, gold, tin, bronze -- Miscellaneous materials: plaster, decoration, mosaic -- Architectural and structural elements. -- General-ancient tools and methods -- Mesopotamian woodworking tools -- Reed architecture -- Mud brick construction -- Architectural and structural elements -- Restoration of the marshes of southern Iraq : prospects and challenges. -- Introduction -- What is restoration? -- Geological and biophysical considerations -- Hydrology and hydrogeochemical considerations -- Biological considerations -- Other considerations -- Restoration goals -- Conclusions -- Sustainable housing utilizing indigenous materials in the marshes. -- Introduction -- Significance of the project -- Research methodology -- Materials and building technology -- Experimental work and suggested improvements -- Results and achievements -- Conclusion -- Future of the marshlands : a return to Eden? -- General overview -- The Huwayza Marshes -- The Hammar Marsh -- The Central Marshes -- General objectives -- Recent developments and aggravating factors affecting marshland restoration. |
| Responsibility: | Sam Kubba. |
Abstract:
The people of the Iraqi Marshlands are heirs to a culture that can be traced back thousands of years. Prior to the 1970s, these marshes comprised the largest wetland ecosystem in the Middle East.
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