GENERAL DEFINITION OF THE TECHNIQUE GREAT UNDERGROUND COMPLEXES

GENERAL DEFINITION OF THE TECHNIQUE

Technique: GREAT UNDERGROUND COMPLEXES Definition characters description and diffusion Watersheds dug in the ground are used for the collection of rainwater.  General characters description and diffusion Originally natural geological formations were used like sinkholes in a Karst environment. Subsequently, one excavation in the plateau determines a court on which underground perimeters open. The technique is at the beginning of the complex settlement of Matmatà in Tunisia of the rock villages in Gravine in Puglia in the pre-Columbian centers of Caiaco canyon in Colorado, in the monolithic rock complexes of Lalibela in Ethiopia and is largely diffused with orthogonal underground courts in the province of Xin Chiang in China.  Advantages and sustainability Rainwater is collected and stored in watersheds under the ground.  Images Deepening TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUE DATA Technique GREAT UNDERGROUND COMPLEXES Icon Cathegory E - Settlements, architecture and movable handworks Identification code E2a Local applications of the technique Success stories Innovative technologies and solutions RELATED TECHNIQUES Author: IPOGEA, www.ipogea.org Other authors: Reference: