Canals and Communities Small-Scale Irrigation Systems

• Other Authors: Mabry, Jonathan B. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: University of Arizona Press 1996
• Subjects: Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography; Social & cultural anthropology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

From the mountains of South America to the deserts of northern Africa to the islands of south Asia, people have devised myriad ways of moving water to sustain their communities and nourish their crops. Many of these irrigation methods have been used over long periods of time and continue to function...