Ahuja, Dilip R
(2012)
Book Review: Climate change and global energy security: technology and policy options.
Current Science, 102 (5).
pp. 800-801.
ISSN 0011-3891
| Abstract: |
Brown and Sovacool begin chapter 4 (on geoengineering and adaptation) of this book with the example of Mughal Emperor Akbar in the 16th century having a new capital built at Fatehpur Sikri, 40 miles west of Agra. Presumably for safety
and aesthetic (panoramic views) reasons, it was built on higher ground than the surrounding areas. Within 15 years after it was completed and occupied, the capital had to be abandoned because it was too difficult to transport sufficient water up from the surrounding areas. Eventually
Akbar moved his capital back to Agra, closer to a perennial river. |
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Journal Paper
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| Subjects: |
School of Natural and Engineering Sciences > Reviews |
| Divisions: |
Schools > Natural Sciences and Engineering |
| Date Deposited: |
19 Nov 2013 05:46 |
| Last Modified: |
08 May 2015 10:06 |
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http://www.currentscience.ac.in/ |
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http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/386 |
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