The Marm publishes a book on Spanish historical irrigation systems and cultural landscapes

The Ministry of the environment, and Rural and marine (Marm) has published ' the Spanish historical irrigation. Cultural landscapes, sustainable landscapes '. This study, prepared by the unit of research steppe (studies of the territory, landscape and heritage), Department of geography at the University of Valencia, has assessed 25 systems of irrigation of the Spanish geography of landscape, environmental and patrimonial value. The first part of the book is, mainly, from a historical point of view these Spanish irrigation and provides some general reflections on the formation process. Also, discusses the situation of the Spanish irrigation in the early 20th century, as well as an assessment of hydraulic heritage. Then the publication stops in the studios of 25 analyzed irrigation systems, which includes geographic data of the environment, history, description of the communities of irrigators and the canal irrigation and bibliographic references. The content is illustrated through images, maps, charts and data tables. Finally, the epilogue to the play echoes of a series of reflections on the importance of the hydraulic heritage in the balance of the scenery of that part, as an indicator of territorial quality. The manual is included in the collection 'Traditional management of the water, cultural heritage and sustainability'.