The Shifting Tides of Empires: Using GIS to Contextualize Population Change Within the Landscape of Seventeenth to Nineteenth-Century Mani, Greece

Seifried, Rebecca M.

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“…Still, water scarcity remained pronounced in the area and contributed, among other adverse factors, to cultivating a renowned fierce character of the inhabitants and a "fighting" culture, even among themselves [48]. Not surprisingly, inhabitants of West Mani played a key role in starting the Greek Revolution in 1821 [24,47,49,50].…”

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“…A cross-section of a traditional tower-house complex with a cistern, illustrating the function of the latter, is presented in Figure 2. This small-scale infrastructure was the basic water source for the local society [24] until the last century [25]. Due to the extremely permeable background and the mountainous topography, the surface water resources have always been scarce, forcing locals to find ways to harness and store rainwater.…”

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“…A cross-section of a traditional tower-house complex with a cistern, illustrating the function of the latter, is presented in Figure 2. This small-scale infrastructure was the basic water source for the local society [24] until the last century [25]. In order to model the cisterns' function as a water supply, we present in Section 2 a long-term simulation of the cistern system based on a stochastic model of monthly rainfall, reproducing the area's rainfall key statistical properties.…”

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Modern Use of Traditional Rainwater Harvesting Practices: An Assessment of Cisterns’ Water Supply Potential in West Mani, Greece

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Water has always been a driver of human civilization. The first human civilizations thrived in places with an abundance of water, typically nearby large rivers as the Tigris–Euphrates, Yang Che and Nile. The invention and construction of hydraulic infrastructure came only later, in prehistoric times, triggered by the expansion of humanity in water-scarce areas. The ancient Greeks invented impressive hydraulic works and small-scale structures, some of which, such as cisterns, were still fully operational until the 20th century. We present a model that explains the use of cisterns in the water-scarce area of West Mani, which allows us to assess the potential of this traditional rainfall harvesting practice to support the modern water supply needs. To assess the system’s reliability, we employ a long-term simulation of a typical cistern system, using synthetic rainfall series from a stochastic model, and assuming variable water demand on a monthly scale. We show that a proper restoration of the cisterns could be sustainable as a complementary water supply source, decreasing the area’s drinking water cost and increasing the locals’ resilience against water shortages. In addition, we highlight the links between the area’s hydroclimate and its history and discuss the cultural merits of reviving and preserving this ancient, long practice.

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“…A cross-section of a traditional tower-house complex with a cistern, illustrating the function of the latter, is presented in Figure 2. This small-scale infrastructure was the basic water source for the local society [24] until the last century [25]. In order to model the cisterns' function as a water supply, we present in Section 2 a long-term simulation of the cistern system based on a stochastic model of monthly rainfall, reproducing the area's rainfall key statistical properties.…”

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“…The geospatial analysis approach has been also used in historical research. For instance, Seifried (2014) merged demographic data in a GIS to unearth population and settlement distribution patterns.…”

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First of all, I would like to thank my supervisor, Dr. Jesús Manuel Palomar Vázquez for his support, assistance and availability. I would also like to thank Dr. José Vicente Pérez Cosín and the research institute Institut Interuniversitari de Desenvolupament Local in Valencia (Spain) for their trust and for providing a space where I have learnt so much. Likewise, I would like to thank Dr. Elena Tsomko from the Computer Engineering Department and the Global Studies Institute at Dongseo University in Busan (South Korea) for their dedication and for sharing their applied knowledge. I would also like to thank the Department of Spatial Information Engineering at Namseoul University, in Cheonan (South Korea), for their support and shared experiences. Specially, I would like to thank the department dean Dr. Hwangbae Kim for his trust in me and for his contribution to create a space where I could develop this thesis. Finally, I would like to thank my family for their unconditional support, understanding, and the delicious meals that have given me the energy to continue until the end.

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Recent Directions and Future Developments in Geographic Information Systems for Historical Archaeology

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2016

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The Shifting Tides of Empires: Using GIS to Contextualize Population Change Within the Landscape of Seventeenth to Nineteenth-Century Mani, Greece

Cited by 8 publications

References 31 publications

Modern Use of Traditional Rainwater Harvesting Practices: An Assessment of Cisterns’ Water Supply Potential in West Mani, Greece

Modern Use of Traditional Rainwater Harvesting Practices: An Assessment of Cisterns’ Water Supply Potential in West Mani, Greece

Geospatial Social Network lnnovation Assessment of the Spanish Higher Education

Recent Directions and Future Developments in Geographic Information Systems for Historical Archaeology

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