| Titre | L'eau du désert. Usages, techniques et maîtrise de l'espace aux confins du Sahara | |
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| Auteur | Edmond Bernus | |
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Revue | Etudes rurales |
| Numéro | no 115-116, 1989 Hydraulique | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | Génie rural et génie paysan. Sociétés rurales et techniques hydrauliques en Afrique |
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| Page | 93-104 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Desert Water : The Uses, Techniques and Control of Space on the Fringes of the Sahara
In desert areas, water holes are nodal points in a network covering a whole territory : from these centers of an inhabited space, trails spread out over the land. The reader will find an analysis of the techniques of water-catchment used by herders and farmer-herders in Tuareg areas, as well as the often too sophisticated ones used by mining companies or in development projects. By studying how space is used and water controlled, a comparison can be made between the ways the desert and the forest figure in nomad's and medieval mankind's imagination. The desert, like the forest, is ever more colonized, controlled and even changed into a tourist attraction. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/rural_0014-2182_1989_num_115_1_3256 |
