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1 Kirkby, A. V. T. 1973. The use of land and water resources in the past and present: Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico - Vol. 1. Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA: University of Michigan. xv, 184 p. (Memoirs of the Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan no. 5)
Canals ; Water use ; Resource management ; Social aspects ; Settlement ; Farming ; Crop production ; Irrigated farming ; Environmental effects / Mexico
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7 G404 KIR Record No: H0855)
2 Lees, S. H. 1973. Sociopolitical aspects of canal irrigation in the valley of Oaxaca. Vol. 2. Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA: University of Michigan. xi, 141p. (Memoirs of the Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan no.6)
Canals ; Water control ; Governmental interrelations ; Environment ; History ; Community development ; Economic aspects / Mexico
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G404 LEE Record No: H0854)
3 Fernea, R. A. 1963. Conflict in irrigation. Comparative Studies in Society and History, 6(3):76-83.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 1224 Record No: H0905)
4 World Bank. Agriculture Division 4. Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Projects Department. 1983. Mexico irrigation subsector survey - first stage: Improvement of operating efficiencies in existing irrigation systems. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. 2 vols.: 24p., 124p. (World Bank report no.4516 - ME)
Irrigation efficiency ; Economic analysis ; Pricing ; Agriculture ; Water use efficiency ; Governmental interrelations ; Farm income / Mexico
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.4 G404 WOR Record No: H01033)
The main activities influencing irrigated agriculture in Mexico are analyzed in light of the four major disciplines involved - agronomy, engineering, management and economics. Each activity is assessed on the basis of the existing situation, verifying the causes hampering the extension of production and surveying the ways to overcome the difficulties in physical and economic terms. A simplistic approach, with minimal use of quantitative analysis has been taken in this survey. However, some of the activities affecting production are quantified on a project-to-project and regional basis, supported by extrapolation of the information available.
5 Millon, R.; Hall, C.; Diaz, M. 1962. Conflict in the modern Teotihuacan irrigation system. Comparative Studies in Society and History, 4(4):494-524.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 1367 Record No: H01123)
6 CIMMYT. 1974. The Puebla Project: Seven years of experience 1967-1973 - analysis of a program to assist small subsistence farmers to increase crop production in a rainfed area of Mexico. El Batan, Mexico: The Center. x, 118 p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631 G404 CEN Record No: H01229)
7 Cernea, M. M. 1979. Measuring project impact: Monitoring and evaluation in the PIDER Rural Development Project. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. vi, 133 p. (World Bank staff working paper no. 332)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 338.9 G404 CER Record No: H01280)
8 Montgomery, L. 1983. Irrigation in Central Mexico and the role of the state: Dependency relationships and irrigation patterns. In Population growth and urbanization in Latin America. Cambridge: Schukman. pp.167-183.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 3938 Record No: H01425)
9 Williams, A. W. San Ignacio Cuatemoc: A canal irrigating community in the Tehuacan valley. Anthropological Quarterly,
Canals ; Water user associations ; Community development ; Farmer managed irrigation systems ; Irrigation practices / Mexico
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 1225 Record No: H01523)
10 Sagardoy, J. A. Water charges for agriculture in some selected countries. An annexe to the paper on Water pricing methods for agricultural development, Rome, Italy: FAO. 9p.
Pricing ; Water costs ; Irrigation systems ; Economic aspects / France / India / Israel / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Spain / Taiwan / USA
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 485 Record No: H02253)
11 Hunt, R. C. 1990. Organizational control over water: The positive identification of a social constraint on farmer participation. In Sampath, R. K.; Young, R. A. (eds.) 1990. Social, Economic, and institutional issues in third world irrigation management. Boulder, CO, USA: Westview Press. (Studies in water policy and management, no.15) pp.141-154.
Farmer participation ; Institutions ; Social aspects ; Canals ; Farmers' attitudes ; Water user associations / Mexico
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 299 Record No: H002289)
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In some bureaucratically-managed canal irrigation systems there are zones where neither the farmers nor the system staff are willing to take responsibility for O and M. On these "no-man's canals" the maintenance is poorly done, the water distribution is less productive than it could be, and the consequences are less efficient use of water, land and capital than necessary. "Farmer's Attitude" is a frequently encountered explanation for the lack of farmer participation in O and M in this zone. "Farmer's attitude" is shown to be residual rather than a positively identified constraint. "Organizational Control over Water" is proposed as a plausible candidate for a social constraint on participation, based on both theoretical findings, and empirical cases from modern Mexico. One strategy for further research is presented. Versions of this analysis have been presented at Boston University (Development Anthropology Seminar), ODI (Luncheon talk, June 1986), Brandies University Anthropology Colloquium, and to the International Agricultural Seminar, Cornell University
12 Redfern, D. 1980. Mexican irrigation policy: Its role in Mexican agricultural development. Paper presented at the 1980 Annual Conference of the Development Studies Association, University College of Swansea, UK, 15-17 September 1980. v.p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 778 Record No: H02582)
13 Kloezen, W. H.; Garces-Restrepo, C.; Johnson, S. H. III. 1997. Impact assessment of irrigation management transfer in the Alto Rio Lerma Irrigation District, Mexico. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI) 33p. (Also in Spanish). (IWMI Research Report 015 / IIMI Research Report 015) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.001]
Irrigation management ; Privatization ; Assessment ; Economic aspects ; Legal aspects ; Data collection ; Water rights ; Water allocation ; Water distribution ; Groundwater ; Financing ; Maintenance ; Operations ; Agricultural production ; Water user associations ; Farmer participation / Mexico / Alto Rio Lerma Irrigation District
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IIMI 631.7.8 G404 KLO Record No: H022010)
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Tests the hypothesis that, in general, irrigation management transfer has positive impacts on operation performance, managerial accountability, O&M budgeting and expenditures, costs of water to farmers, and agricultural and economic productivity in the Alto Rio Lerma Irrigation District in Mexico. Evaluates the potential of the Mexican IMT process as a model for other countries.
14 Commings, R. G.; Brajer, V.; McFarland, J. W.; Oryazabal, F.; Silos, J.; Trava, J. 1987. Improving the management of water resources in Mexico's irrigated agricultural sector. Report prepared for the World Resources Institute. v, 141p.
Water resource management ; Agricultural development ; Expansion ; Irrigated farming ; Groundwater management ; Policy ; Water use efficiency / Mexico
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 776 Record No: H03184)
15 McLaughlin, D.; Johnson, W. K. 1987. Comparison of three groundwater modelling studies. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 113(3):405-421.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H02354)
16 Lugg, D. G.; Tubaileh, A. S.; Kalsen, C. E.; Sammis, T. W. 1988. Irrigation effects on rooting patterns of spring barley. Irrigation Science, 9(1):27-43.
Irrigation effects ; Barley ; Root crops ; Evapotranspiration ; Soil-water-plant relationships ; Yield response functions / Mexico
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H03685)
17 Alfonso, C. P. 1986. Irrigation water charges in Mexico. In FAO. Land and Water Development Division; USAID. Water Management Synthesis II ProjectTechnical papers from the Expert Consultation on Irrigation Water Charges, Volume II, Rome, 22-26 September 1986. Rome, Italy: FAO. pp.136-147.
Irrigation water ; User charges ; Investment ; Public sector ; Water distribution ; Private sector ; Policy ; Irrigation operation ; Maintenance / Mexico
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.4 G000 FAO Record No: H03829)
18 Velez, O. P.; Arina, M. C.; Jimenes, A. R. 1987. Disposal of saline water in the Mexican Valley irrigation district. ICID Bulletin, 36(1):23-26.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H03888)
19 Navarro, E. H. 1985. Salinity problems in food production of the Mexican irrigation districts. In Jordan, W. R. (Ed.), Water and water policy in world food supplies: Proceedings of the Conference, Texas, 26-30 May 1985. Texas, TX, USA: Texas A & M University. pp.129-133.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 JOR Record No: H02524)
20 Flannery, K. V.; Kirkby, A. V. T.; Kirkby, M. J.; Williams, A. W. Jr. 1967. Farming systems and political growth in ancient Oaxaca: Physiographic features and water-control techniques contributed to the rise of Zapotec Indian civilization. Science, 158(3800):445-454.
Farming systems ; Water control ; History ; Irrigation systems ; Agriculture ; Political aspects ; Soils / Mexico
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 1384 Record No: H04427)
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