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AUTHOR
J. Hermosilla Pla
Application of a method to assess hydraulic heritage as regards diversion dams in the Júcar River Basin. A decision-making tool
The Mediterranean area is distinctive for its acute water deficit. This scarcity of water has led to the gradual construction of historical, sustainable irrigation systems of significant cultural and scenic value. It is essential to identify and evaluate these systems and their hydraulic assets in order to come up with proposals aimed at managing and conserving them. In this study, a method is used to assess the hydraulic heritage in ninety three (93) weirs or diversion dams located in the eastern Iberian Peninsula, following a proposal by the Júcar River Basin Authority (Confederación Hidrográfica del Júcar). It is a quantitative method using various criteria that also takes into account t…
A methodological system for hydraulic heritage assessment: a management tool
Traditional irrigation systems are spatial units with a remarkable cultural and heritage value, which in turn generate water landscapes. They are part of hydraulic heritage, which includes material, ideational and symbolic assets. However, the assets related to historical irrigation systems and their landscape units have been poorly studied and evaluated. This paper develops a methodological system for the assessment of hydraulic heritage which combines basic and multi-criteria quantitative techniques. The authors conducted an evaluation of water heritage assets and their associated systems for the purpose of establishing a hierarchy for devising appropriate heritage management actions.