Evolution of Urban Irrigation and Irrigated Urban Environment in Central Asia
https://doi.org/10.23947/2949-1835-2026-5-2-83-96
EDN: ACPSKW
Abstract
Introduction. The article examines the development of urban irrigation in Central Asia as regards the evolution of the urban environment structure. Agricultural irrigation and the history of Central Asian urban planning have been extensively investigated, while urban irrigation has not been sufficiently studied. There are barely any studies looking at landscape irrigation in the chronological context of urban development for the region. Therefore the aim of the study is to identify the stages of development of urban irrigation and irrigated elements of the urban environment as well as the boundaries and characteristic features of each stage in the historical context.
Materials and Methods. The stages of urban irrigation development were identified by analyzing historical and archaeological materials as well as studies on landscape architecture, urban planning, and hydraulic engineering throughout a variety of historical periods.
Research Results. As a result, the stages of development of irrigation and the irrigated urban environment have been identified and described; a chronographic line of irrigation development has been designed; irrigation schemes of cities throughout various historical periods have been designed.
Discussion and Conclusion. The results can be used in order to substantiate the cultural and historical value of the openchannel irrigation in modern cities of Central Asia, as well as to design adaptation measures for cities whose climates are becoming arid.
About the Authors
A. Yu. Spirova
Novosibirsk State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (Sibstrin)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Antonina Yu. Spirova, PhD Candidate
113 Leningradskaya Str., Novosibirsk, 630008
D. V. Karelin
Novosibirsk State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (Sibstrin)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dmitriy V. Karelin, Cand.Sci. (Architecture), Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Urban Planning and Urban Economy
113 Leningradskaya Str., Novosibirsk, 630008
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Spirova A.Yu., Karelin D.V. Evolution of Urban Irrigation and Irrigated Urban Environment in Central Asia. Modern Trends in Construction, Urban and Territorial Planning. 2026;5(2):83-96. https://doi.org/10.23947/2949-1835-2026-5-2-83-96. EDN: ACPSKW
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