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1 Sunantara, J. D.; Ramirez, J. A. 1997. Optimal stochastic multicrop seasonal and intraseasonal irrigation control. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 123(1):39-48.
Irrigation scheduling ; Water allocation ; Irrigation water ; Stochastic process ; Soil moisture ; Case studies ; Potatoes ; Crop production / USA / Colorado / San Luis Valley
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H019691)
2 Ng, R.; Lethem, F. 1983. Monitoring systems and irrigation management: An experience from the Philippines. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. xvii, 145p. (Monitoring and evaluation case studies series)
Irrigation programs ; Project appraisal ; Monitoring ; Information services ; Case studies / Philippines
(Location: IWMI-India Call no: 631.7.6 G732 NGR Record No: H077)
Presents a case study of the systems which were set up to monitor the Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation Systems (UPRIIS) in the Philippines. Chapter 1 describes the project and project area. Chapter 2 presents an analysis of the hierarchy of objectives and the responsibilities of the various agencies participating in the project. Chapter 3 focuses on the management of interagency coordination and relates it to the theoretical framework developed by the Bank for rural development projects. The monitoring techniques for achieving operational coordination are described in Chapter 4. Finally, Chapter 5 suggests how the UPRIIS monitoring and evaluation system can be used to identify and respond to potential managerial challenges beyond the current phase of implementation, as the project progresses toward full development of the project area.
3 Satya Wacana University. Research Institute in Social Sciences. 1975. A research on water management at the farm level: An Indonesian case study. Paper presented at the Workshop on Technical and Social Progress in Rural Development organized by the International Development Research Centre, Canada in Penang, Malaysia, 16-19 December 1975. ii, 81 p.
(Location: IWMI-India Call no: 631.7.6.2 G662 RES Record No: H0528)
Based on the fact that the systems of irrigation management in central Java have not functioned well (i.e., continual disputes concerning problems of water distribution, the insufficient maintenance of channels and other structures at the village level, the sale of water, etc.), a new system of management was introduced in central Java in 1971 called the dharma tirta system. This paper studies the system of the village ulu-ulu and the distributor ulu-ulu systems as well as the dharma tirta system and some aspects of the subak system in Bali (particularly the religious aspect). Based on information obtained from studying the various systems, conclusions are made as to how far the dharma tirta system will be able to fulfill the needs of a system of irrigation management in rural areas of central Java.
4 Murray-Rust, H.; Tabbal, D. F.; Galang, A. A.; Sumayao, A. 1986. Evaluation of irrigation system design. In Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council and Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development, Methodologies to evaluate the performance of irrigation systems (pp. 62-76). Dhaka, Bangladesh: BARC and Winrock International.
Irrigation design ; Performance evaluation ; Rehabilitation ; Irrigation management ; Case studies / Philippines
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.8 G584 BAN Record No: H01676)
With widespread concern over the comparatively low levels of performance of irrigation systems throughout Asia, attention is focusing on rehabilitation rather than on construction of new systems. Rehabilitation looks at both redesign of physical infrastructure and improvement of managerial capabilities. This paper points out, however, that managerial inputs can only be effective if the physical infrastructure has sufficient flexibility to accommodate managerial demands. The paper focuses on three case studies in the Philippines. The case studies have been selected to demonstrate how managerial considerations for improved system operation have been constrained by the design of the physical infrastructure at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels within the system. The main conclusion that can be drawn from these case studies is that changes in system operation can only be successful if redesign of the physical component of the system is fully integrated with operational criteria at the onset of the rehabilitation process.
5 Tantigate, K. 1978. Conflict between rice and sugarcane farmers over irrigation water: A case study in Thailand. In IRRI, Irrigation policy and management in Southeast Asia. Los Banos, Philippines: International Rice Research Institute. pp.175-183.
Conflict ; Rice ; Sugarcane ; Water distribution ; Economic impact ; Case studies / Thailand / Central Thailand
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.8 G570 IRR Record No: J 69)
The economic impact of conflicts between rice and sugarcane farmers over water distribution in the Mae Klong Irrigation Project in Thailand's Central Plain is examined. The study concerns the recently completed Kampaeng Saen Subproject, a part of the overall Mae Klong Project State I development encompassing 173,000 ha. Conflicts over water were found along tertiaries in which both rice and sugarcane were planted. These conflicts tended to discourage rice farmers from adopting more productive practices such as transplanting and cultivating a dry-season rice crop. These conflicts also adversely affected sugarcane production. Elimination of the conflicts could be expected to increase the incomes of rice farmers during the dry season, and to increase total production of rice and sugarcane and real revenue from rice during both seasons.
6 Esman, M. J.; Uphoff, N. 1982. Local organization and rural development: The state of the art. Ithaca, NY, USA: Cornell University. x, 123p. (Cornell University special series on rural local organization no. 7)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 306 G000 ESM Record No: H01302)
7 Sharp, D.; Graham, M. (Eds.) 1982. Village handpump technology: Research and evaluation in Asia. Ottawa, Canada: IDRC. 72 p. (IDRC - 204e)
Pumps ; Appropriate technology ; Water supply ; Developing countries ; Project appraisal ; Economic aspects ; Case studies / Asia
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 621.64 G570 SHA Record No: H01316)
8 Thobani, M. 1983. Charging user fees for social services: The case of education in Malawi. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. [6], 35 p. (World Bank staff working paper no. 572)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 361.04 G166 THO Record No: H01309)
9 El-Ashry, M. T.; Gibbons, D. C. 1986. Troubled waters: New policies for managing water in the American west. Washington, DC, USA: World Resources Institute. ix, 89p.
(Location: IWMI-SA Call no: 631.7.8 G300 ELA Record No: H01737)
10 Jones, J. R.; Wallace, B. J. 1986. Social sciences and farming systems research: Methodological perspectives on agricultural development. Boulder, CO, USA: Westview Press. xxvi, 285p.
Women ; Social aspects ; Agricultural development ; Farming systems ; Research ; Development plans ; Case studies ; Livestock ; Agroforestry ; Sciences
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631 G000 JON Record No: H01814)
11 Staudt, K. A. 1985. Agricultural policy implementation: A case study from western Kenya. West Hartford, CT, USA: Kumarian Press. xvi, 68 p. (Women's roles & gender differences in development no. 3)
Rural women ; Farm management ; Agricultural development ; Agricultural policy ; Case studies / Kenya
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 338.1 G140 STA Record No: H01826)
12 Palmer, I. 1985. The Nemow Case. West Hartford, CT, USA: Kumarian Press. xxi, 53 p. (Women's roles & gender differences in development no. 1)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 305.42 G000 PAL Record No: H01822)
13 Merrey, D. J. 1986. The sociology of warabandi: a case study from Pakistan. In Merrey, D. J.; Wolf, J. M. Irrigation management in Pakistan: four papers. Digana Village, Sri Lanka: International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI). pp.44-66. (IIMI Research Paper 4)
Irrigation scheduling ; Irrigation systems ; Watercourses ; Social aspects ; Case studies ; History / Pakistan / Punjab / Gondalpur
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H043841)
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This paper uses a case study to address a fundamental issue in irrigation management: the relationship between technology and the organization required to use that technology productively. When an irrigation system is developed over time by a local community, the technology and the organization evolve together. However, when engineers design and construct large scale irrigation systems, there is a tendency to concentrate on the civil works, and to assume that, at least on the local level, whatever organization is required will evolve by itself. This was the assumption of the designers of the large irrigation systems built by the British and post colonial governments in present day Pakistan and the northwestern states of India. As there are few detailed studies of the actual operation of warabandi, this paper attempts to fill this gap in our knowledge of warabandi. Based on detailed field work in a village in Punjab Province, Pakistan, it takes an historical perspective on how the route of a particular watercourse, and the rotations on that watercourse, have evolved over time. It demonstrates the lack of "fit" or congruence between the imposed irrigation technology and the pre-existing social organization of the village. The attempts by some water users to adapt both the route and the rotation to solve social conflicts have proven unsatisfactory.
14 Hom, K. 1983. Himachal Pradesh Hill Area Land and Water Development Project. 11 p. (Asia Bureau community management case study series)
Irrigation design ; Resource management ; Development plans ; Development aid ; Institutions ; Case studies ; Water management ; Farmer-agency interactions / India / Himachal Pradesh
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.8 G635 HOM Record No: H01911)
15 Buffa, E. S.; Miller, J. G. 1979. Production-inventory systems: Planning and control. Homewood, IL, USA: Irwin. x, 744 p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 658.503 G000 BUF Record No: H01930)
16 Green, E. C. (Ed.) 1986. Practicing development anthropology. Boulder, CO, USA: Westview Press. xi, 283 p. (Westview special studies in applied anthropology)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 306 G000 GRE Record No: H02215)
17 Mia, A. (Ed.) Overview of Bangladesh case studies. 24p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 53 Record No: H02218)
18 Hiremath, C. R. 1987. Co-operative irrigation and water management systems - an aid to stepping up agricultural production - Indian experience. Bangkok, Thailand: FAO. RAPA. 65 p. (RAPA publication 1987/6)
Cooperatives ; Farmers' associations ; Agricultural development ; Agricultural credit ; Water management ; Case studies ; Water user associations ; Financing ; Low lift irrigation / India
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G635 HIR Record No: H02277)
19 Lebbe, T.; Wickramasinghe, G.; Krause, G. 1977. The role of local groups in rural development - Mawegamm village: A case study of a village in the North Central Province. Colombo, Sri Lanka: ARTI. iv, 40 p. (ARTI research study series no. 21)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 307.72 G744 LEB Record No: H02496)
20 Krause, G.; Perera, J. 1977. The role of local groups in rural development: A case study of a village in the Class II coconut area - Colombo District. Colombo, Sri Lanka: ARTI. 33 p. (ARTI research study series no. 20)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 307.72 G744 KRA Record No: H02495)
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