Table 2 List of technology datasets regarding water.
From: Quantitative datasets of societal value, technology and policy for human-water system modelling
Societal factors | Data | “5 W” elements | Sampled? | Data periods | Data sources | No. of items | References for detailed data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Technology | Water and agricultural technologies in ancient China | “When”: Application period “Where”: Application locations “Who”: Actors involved “What”: Names and types of technologies | No | 8000 BC – 1912 AD, divided into 8 historical periods based on dynastic cycling | Historical encyclopaedias: The Development History of Chinese Agriculture; The History of Science and Technology in China – The Agriculture Volume; The History of Chinese Agricultural Technologies | 1337 | |
Global river-related patents | “When”: Application date “Where”: Registration location “Who”: Patent applications “What”: Themes | No | 1900–2020 | Pantentscope administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | 40,303 |
