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there are some very good things. The author brings out the importance of Karst geology for the choice of site and water supply (chs 7 ff.) ; stresses the multiple sources of supply and the diverse use of different grades of water, potable, subpotable, and waste; gives illuminating accounts of sites with reference to their springs, waterlines, and cisterns... and useful descriptions and illustrations of 'fittings' ... and generally points future excavators to neglected aspects of archaeology. * Journal of Hellenic Studies * Crouch's study raises stimulating questions for further research, indicates entirely new directions for established academic disciplines,and suggests useful procedures for modern cities facing problems of water supply and management. * Environmental Geology and Water Sciences * a broadly informed perspective upon the role of water in the development and integration of ancient Greek cities...The strengths of the book are in the areas of community and domestic water use. I am aware of no single volume that does a better job of breathing life and meaning into the management of water resources in antiquity...a throughly interesting book. * The Annals of The Association of American Geographers * The reader is introduced to the interdisciplinary nature of the work and has to get to know current geological ideas and terms ... Explanations are, however, given ... it emphasizes the breadth of research which is necessary for such a study ... The bibliography is full and wide-ranging ... The illustrations are informative. * The Classical Review *

"""Readers will find [Crouch's] presentation innovative and provocative, and they will also learn much from it....There is a vast amount of information here based on twenty years of careful observation and study, and considerable collaboration with geologists, hydraulic engineers, and urban historians.""--Bryn Mawr Classical Review ""Water Management in Ancient Greek Cities is an important contribution to the growing corpus of cross-cultural information and critical reinterpretation of the significance water manipulation has played in socioeconomic organization.""--National Geographic Research & Exploration ""This is a very personal book. Crouch's energetic personality is clear on every page, in the enthusiastic, confident reconstructions and analyses of Greek hydraulic technology.""--Geoarchaeology: An International Journal ""Water Management in Ancient Greek Cities is a thoughtful, interesting book.""--Annals of the Association of American Geographers ""Crouch's study raises stimulating questions for further research, indicates entirely new directions for established academic disciplines, and suggests useful procedures for modern cities facing problems of water supply and management.""--Environmental Geology"

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