Collecting Rainwater in the Stones of Matera: An Ancient Recycling Practice
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Abstract
The management of water resources has strongly influenced the development and the overall structure of the Sassi of Matera. The ancient city is endowed with a number of storage systems that allowed a significant urban development in which rainwater was collected and stored in a system of tanks with different purposes and connections.
Keywords
- Circular Economy
- Water
- Tanks
- Reuse
