The main issues to be discussed will be the following:
- Establish which countries could be involved in the project, where cisterns or similar artefacts are available;
- check the conditions of old water collecting systems still existing in the countries involved, comparing different experiences and technologies;
- assess the utility of the project, in terms of saving water;
- assess the possibility of reusing these same systems for water collection for urban use, both public and private.
- analyse the technical feasibility of repairing and restoring the old cisterns, on the evidence of the project carried out in Venice (restoration of the cistern of the Natural History Museum);
- assess the feasibility of the project in terms of cost, for each of the involved countries;
- vestablish a general guide-line for the reuse of the old cisterns;
- indicate the range and limits in which it is worthwhile starting a project (CBA);
- draw a general conclusion, analysing pros and cons of the project.
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GIORGIO GIANIGHIAN will expound the lines of the project of the restoration of the cistern of the Fondaco dei Turchi (the seat of the Museum of Natural History of Venice). This will include the illustration of the historic background of water supply in Venice, up to the building of the aqueduct. The following point will be showing how the Venetian cisterns have undergone a serious decay, not being anymore in use.
The conclusion will be a description of the project for the reuse of the restored cistern of the Museum, in order to understand if the antique Venetian system of water supply could be of any utility for today problems of limiting water consumption.
RABINDRA VASAVADA will describe the historic background of water supply in Ahmedabad, obtained by way of reservoirs, tanks and wells. He will then illustrate the subsequent decay of this ancient system of water supply, to conclude with a description of the project for the restoration and reuse of the ancient water collecting network.
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