{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.oasis","code":"thing-q43742","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q43742/","name":"oasis","alternateNames":["Oases of Morocco"],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.2.0-wave.3","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.PLC"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"A fertile area in a desert or semi-desert where water from springs, wells, rivers or aquifers supports vegetation and often permanent settlement, from small palm groves to large cultivated regions such as the oases of Morocco, Egypt, the Sahara and Central Asia; oases have been nodes of trade routes and agriculture for millennia, depend on careful water management such as qanats and foggaras, and are threatened by groundwater depletion, salinisation and climate change.","purpose":"Let an agent explain oases and their formation, describe kinds and notable examples, relay water management, agriculture and conservation from geographic and development sources, and distinguish oases from other desert features.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Water source in aridity","Date palm agriculture","Trade route nodes","Fragile water balance"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What an oasis is.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition and formation.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"What is an oasis, and how do springs, aquifers and rivers create one?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Is the feature an oasis, a wadi or an irrigated farm?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"examples","name":"Examples","description":"Notable oases.","findings":[{"id":"examples-finding","name":"Examples","description":"Examples.","questions":[{"text":"What are notable oases in Morocco, the Sahara, Arabia and Central Asia?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific oasis?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"live","name":"Live","description":"Agriculture and water.","layers":[{"id":"agriculture","name":"Agriculture","description":"Oasis agriculture.","findings":[{"id":"agriculture-finding","name":"Agriculture","description":"Agriculture.","questions":[{"text":"How does layered oasis agriculture with date palms, fruit trees and crops work?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits date palm cultivation?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"water","name":"Water","description":"Water management.","findings":[{"id":"water-finding","name":"Water","description":"Water.","questions":[{"text":"How do qanats, foggaras and modern systems manage oasis water?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"threats","name":"Threats","description":"Threats and conservation.","layers":[{"id":"threats","name":"Threats","description":"Threats.","findings":[{"id":"threats-finding","name":"Threats","description":"Threats.","questions":[{"text":"What do studies say about depletion, salinisation and climate impacts on oases?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"conservation","name":"Conservation","description":"Conservation.","findings":[{"id":"conservation-finding","name":"Conservation","description":"Conservation.","questions":[{"text":"What conservation and development programmes exist for oases, with attribution?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the presentation neutral?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"History and culture.","layers":[{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"History.","findings":[{"id":"history-finding","name":"History","description":"History.","questions":[{"text":"How have oases served trade routes and settlement through history?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits trans-Saharan trade?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"culture","name":"Culture","description":"Culture.","findings":[{"id":"culture-finding","name":"Culture","description":"Culture.","questions":[{"text":"How do oases feature in culture, literature and tourism?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits desert tourism?","kind":"action"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Describe oases, their water sources and settlements from reliable sources.","Monitor water levels, palm health and sand encroachment for the communities that manage them."],"mustNot":["Recommend pumping groundwater beyond what the aquifer can sustain.","Promote tourism or development that disregards the water rights of oasis communities.","Disclose the location of fragile springs or wells in ways that invite overuse.","Romanticize desert communities in ways that misrepresent their lives."],"requiresHuman":["Allocating water or approving new wells.","Relocating or restricting access for people who live there."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Oasis water is scarce and shared, and overuse can end a settlement that lasted centuries.","Oasis communities and their traditional water systems are often overlooked in development plans."],"affectedParties":["Oasis residents and farmers","Nomadic herders","Desert wildlife"]},"owners":{"steward":"The local community under customary and state water law; the state often owns the aquifer.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["Water rights and well registers","Land registries"]},"relations":[{"target":"Q20719696","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"physico-geographical object","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"desert","type":"related","note":"the setting"},{"target":"groundwater","type":"related","note":"or surface water"},{"target":"date palm","type":"related","note":"as the typical crop"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.oasis","Wikidata: Q43742 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43742)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["Al-Ahsa oasis area: about 85 km2 - among the largest","Moroccan oases: hundreds count - Draa, Tafilalet and others"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["Fertile water-fed area in desert","Spring, well, river and aquifer oases, Moroccan and Saharan oases","A wadi is a dry riverbed; an irrigated desert farm without natural water source is not a traditional oasis","A green patch of palms and fields amid arid land, often around a spring or pool."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain formation and kinds","describe notable examples","relay water management and threats","distinguish from related features"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Groundwater depletion and salinisation","Desertification and sand encroachment","Depopulation","Romanticised presentation"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Water management laws and traditional rights","UNESCO World Heritage and GIAHS listings for some oases","Desertification conventions"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Water, agriculture and settlement in deserts.","spring-fed oases","well and aquifer oases","river oases such as the Nile valley in some definitions","mountain and valley oases such as the Draa and Tafilalet in Morocco","oasis cities such as Siwa, Ghadames and Turpan","artificial oases"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q43742: oasis","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43742","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Oasis","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should notable oases be separate entries?","How should water and heritage sources be linked?","The registry entry has a merged alias naming a national set of oases; should it be split 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