To Dig a Well (in Siberia)
In 1947, inhabitants of Yakutsk gained access to potable groundwater from below the permafrost layer for the first time. Owing to the presence of permafrost, Yakutsk had survived on limited water resources for centuries. Frozen earth cast doubt on the availability of groundwater and made exploratory...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Environment & Society Portal, Rachel Carson Center
2017
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://arcadia.ub.uni-muenchen.de/arcadia/article/view/133 https://doi.org/10.5282/rcc/7896 |
id |
ftjarcadia:oai:arcadia.ub.lmu.de:article/133 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftjarcadia:oai:arcadia.ub.lmu.de:article/133 2024-09-15T18:29:44+00:00 To Dig a Well (in Siberia) Chu , Pey-Yi 2017-05-16 application/pdf https://arcadia.ub.uni-muenchen.de/arcadia/article/view/133 https://doi.org/10.5282/rcc/7896 eng eng Environment & Society Portal, Rachel Carson Center https://arcadia.ub.uni-muenchen.de/arcadia/article/view/133/120 https://arcadia.ub.uni-muenchen.de/arcadia/article/view/133 doi:10.5282/rcc/7896 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Arcadia; 2017 2199-3408 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2017 ftjarcadia https://doi.org/10.5282/rcc/7896 2024-07-21T23:30:41Z In 1947, inhabitants of Yakutsk gained access to potable groundwater from below the permafrost layer for the first time. Owing to the presence of permafrost, Yakutsk had survived on limited water resources for centuries. Frozen earth cast doubt on the availability of groundwater and made exploratory digging difficult. The absence of wells had deleterious consequences for the health of the settled population. In the twentieth century, historical circumstances arose that redoubled efforts to develop sanitation infrastructure in Yakutsk. Establishing a reliable source of clean water in Yakutsk was a process of trial and error, with implications for environmental adaptation today. Article in Journal/Newspaper permafrost Yakutsk Siberia Arcadia - Explorations in Environmental History |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Arcadia - Explorations in Environmental History |
op_collection_id |
ftjarcadia |
language |
English |
description |
In 1947, inhabitants of Yakutsk gained access to potable groundwater from below the permafrost layer for the first time. Owing to the presence of permafrost, Yakutsk had survived on limited water resources for centuries. Frozen earth cast doubt on the availability of groundwater and made exploratory digging difficult. The absence of wells had deleterious consequences for the health of the settled population. In the twentieth century, historical circumstances arose that redoubled efforts to develop sanitation infrastructure in Yakutsk. Establishing a reliable source of clean water in Yakutsk was a process of trial and error, with implications for environmental adaptation today. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Chu , Pey-Yi |
spellingShingle |
Chu , Pey-Yi To Dig a Well (in Siberia) |
author_facet |
Chu , Pey-Yi |
author_sort |
Chu , Pey-Yi |
title |
To Dig a Well (in Siberia) |
title_short |
To Dig a Well (in Siberia) |
title_full |
To Dig a Well (in Siberia) |
title_fullStr |
To Dig a Well (in Siberia) |
title_full_unstemmed |
To Dig a Well (in Siberia) |
title_sort |
to dig a well (in siberia) |
publisher |
Environment & Society Portal, Rachel Carson Center |
publishDate |
2017 |
url |
https://arcadia.ub.uni-muenchen.de/arcadia/article/view/133 https://doi.org/10.5282/rcc/7896 |
genre |
permafrost Yakutsk Siberia |
genre_facet |
permafrost Yakutsk Siberia |
op_source |
Arcadia; 2017 2199-3408 |
op_relation |
https://arcadia.ub.uni-muenchen.de/arcadia/article/view/133/120 https://arcadia.ub.uni-muenchen.de/arcadia/article/view/133 doi:10.5282/rcc/7896 |
op_rights |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.5282/rcc/7896 |
_version_ |
1810471157849128960 |