%0 Journal Article
%T Evolution of Water Supply, Sanitation, Wastewater, and Stormwater Technologies Globally
%A Andreas N. Angelakis
%A Xiao Yun Zheng
%J Water
%P 455-463
%D 2015
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/w7020455
%X This paper provides an outline of history of hydro-technologies in the west and the east. It is an overview of the special issue on ˇ°the evolution of hydro-technologies globallyˇ±, in which the key topics regarding the history of water and sanitation worldwide, and its importance to future cities are presented and discussed. It covers a wide range of relevant historical issues, and is presented in three categories: productivity assessment, institutional framework and mechanisms, and governance aspects. This paper concludes by discussing the challenges on future research in this field of study.
%K aqueducts-like qanats
%K cisterns
%K flood protection
%K lessons learned from the past
%K water history
%K water supply
%K wells
%K water resources management
%U http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/7/2/455