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            <forename>Giampiero</forename>
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        <title>Atti delle «Settimane di Studi» e altri Convegni</title>
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        <p>Water was a source of wealth which facilitated, fostered or brutally halted economic development in the Ancien Regime. Lack of hygiene meant that water was used less for drinking than other drinks, but as a raw material, source of energy, cooling, rinsing and cleansing agent, water was unequalled. It played a role in public and private relaxation and in health. Water also proved to be an ideal, safe and cheap means of transporting goods and ideas. Urban historians have long pointed to the enormous comparative advantage enjoyed by towns and regions whose favourable maritime or riverine location gave them access to cheap water-borne transport. But water just as often posed a threat to economic development and prosperity, whether due to its absence or its specific composition or level of pollution or to uncontrollable abundance. This duality is still present today in our modern, globalised society. While huge quantities of fresh, potable water are wasted in the West, free or cheap access to fresh and abundant water supplies remains a major challenge for millions of individuals on the planet. Major floods in different parts of the world regularly cause economic damage and endless human suffering.
With a Settimana devoted to the management of the water supply, excluding related topics as water consumption, water transport and the use of water in agriculture and industry, the Istituto Datini is seeking to draw attention.
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        <p>L’acqua è stata una fonte di ricchezza che ha facilitato, favorito o brutalmente arrestato lo sviluppo economico nell’Ancien Regime. La mancanza di igiene significava che l’acqua veniva bevuta meno di altre bevande, ma come materia prima, risorsa energetica, refrigerante, agente di risciacquo e detergente, era ineguagliabile.  Essa ha svolto un ruolo nel relax pubblico e privato e nella salute. L’acqua ha anche dimostrato di essere un mezzo ideale, sicuro e conveniente per trasportare beni e idee. Gli storici delle città han-no a lungo sottolineato l’enorme vantaggio comparato goduto dalle città e dalle regioni la cui favorevole ubicazione marittima o fluviale garantiva loro l’accesso a un conveniente trasporto via acqua. Tuttavia, altrettanto spesso, l’acqua ha rappresentato una minaccia per lo sviluppo economico e la prosperità, sia a causa della sua assenza, della sua composizione specifica, del livello di inquinamento o dell’abbondanza incontrollabile. Questa dualità è presente ancora oggi nella nostra società moderna e globalizzata. Mentre in Occidente ingenti quantità di acqua fresca e potabile vengono sprecate, l’accesso gratuito o a basso costo ai rifornimenti di acqua fresca e abbondante resta un’importante sfida per milioni di individui sul pianeta. Grandi inondazioni in diverse parti del mondo causano regolarmente danni economici e infinita sofferenza agli uomini.
Con la Settimana dedicata alla gestione delle risorse idriche l’Istituto Datini ha richiamato l’attenzione su questo elemento tanto onnipresente quanto fondamentale per la storia economica dell’Europa.

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