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This book elaborates on the __Khazan__ ecosystems of Goa, India. __Khazans__ are human-managed ecosystems, which are reclaimed from coastal wetlands, salt marshes and mangrove areas, where tidal influence is regulated through a highly structured system of dykes, canals, furrows, and sluice gates using resources that are amply available locally. __Khazan__ ecosystems are marvels of tribal engineering. They are a simple architectural design, which operate at a very low running cost using tidal, hydro, and solar energy. The design contributes to a highly complex but eco-friendly ecosystem integrating agriculture, aquaculture and salt panning. . __Khazan__ ecosystems have been functional for the last 3500 years. The history of __Khazans__ is very ancient and can be traced to the transition from food gathering to food growing, which has been regarded as the biggest step in the history of human civilization. __Khazan__ ecosystems thus have a high historical and world heritage value. They are also repositories of global biodiversity, with unique flora suitable to their unique and highly variable environment. They are endemic and heritage ecosystems of Goa and ultimately reservoirs of hist

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Author

Sangeeta M. Sonak (auth.)

Publisher

Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9789400772021

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Anthropology, Political Science, Science

Updated

2026-03-24