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Sananeri Tank irrigation system, India | Case |
| The resource appropriated from Sananeri Tank is water for irrigation. The resource discussed in this study includes a tank and the channels that divert water to the field. The author shows that nonformal local cultivators associations make an important contribution to the overall performance of the irrigation system, even where government agencies are formally responsible for irrigation. Such organizations mobilize local resources in various tasks, including inspection and repair of physical... | 09 Aug 2016 |
Silean Banua irrigation system, Lintong ni Huta, Balige subdistrict, Indonesia | Case |
| Silean Banua Irrigation system is located in Lintong ni Huta, The subdistrict of Balige in Indonesia.The resource appropriated related to the social dilemma is water for irrigation The original case was reported in 1979 and catalogues an action situation involving 38 members. The author uses this case to challenge Bennett's (1976) proposition that traditional societies lack the capacity for cooperation, social mobilization, financing, and engineering expertise to construct large irrigation... | 09 Aug 2016 |
Subak irrigation system, Tihingan village, Klungkung district, Bali (Indonesia) | Case |
| The rice paddies and irrigation system of this case is near Tihingan Village, in the, Klungkung district, 45 Km northeast of Denpasar on the Island of Bali, in Indonesia. The original case spans from 1957 to 1959. The data was extracted for a chapter by Geertz (1967) in a book about irrigation systems in South Asia (ed. Coward, 1980) and catalogues an action situation involving 455 rice farmers who are members of an organization called a subak, that regulates irrigation and planting... | 09 Aug 2016 |
Takkapala communal irrigation system, Malino village, south Sulawesi, Indonesia | Case |
| The Takkapala communal irrigation system was studied in the Malino village in Indonesia. The resource harvested is water for irrigation. Although an extensive description of the institutions in the Takkapala Communal System was not presented in this case study on irrigation, the authors did highlight the impact of national subsidies on the rehabilitation of two small-scale river-diversion irrigation systems in Indonesia. Subsidies were substantial inducements to the mobilization of local... | 09 Aug 2016 |
Tanowong Bwasao Irrigation | Case |
| The case study of Tanowong bwasao irrigation is located in the mountain province of Philippines. The resource appropriated is water for irrigation from Tanowong Traditional Irrigation system. Prior to 1954, the Tanowong people relied on water from two streams to irrigate their rice fields. As the water supply became inadequate to meet their cultivation needs, they decided to dig a 25 kilometer ditch to divert water from a new source, the Bwasao Stream, to their fields. Since the project was... | 09 Aug 2016 |
Tanowong traditional irrigation system, Philippines | Case |
| The case study of Tanowong traditional irrigation is located in the mountain province of Philippines. The resource appropriated is water for irrigation from Tanowong Traditional Irrigation system. Prior to 1954, the Tanowong people relied on water from two streams to irrigate their rice fields. As the water supply became inadequate to meet their cultivation needs, they decided to dig a 25 kilometer ditch to divert water from a new source, the Bwasao Stream, to their fields. Since the project... | 09 Aug 2016 |
Ten - Dakh Branch watercourse irrigation, Punjab province, Pakistan | Case |
| This case was part of the original CPR database developed in the 1980s by Edella Schlager and Shui Yan Tang at Indiana University. The resource appropriated from Watercourse Ten-Dakh Branch is water for irrigation. Based on an intensive survey of ten improved watercourses in Punjab, this study shows the inadequacy of present forms of social organization of watercourses for insuring their adequate maintenance. The study suggests the following sociological characteristics as conducive to good... | 09 Aug 2016 |
The Amphoe Choke Chai Water User Association, Isan region, northeastern Thailand | Case |
| The resource appropriated from A Chaek in Amphoe Choke Chai is water for irrigation. The Lam Pra Plerng Irrigation Project was constructed by Thailand's Royal Irrigation Department, which organized four water user associations (WUAs) in the project area. Each WUA is divided into “chaeks” (a chaek is an area served by a common farm turn-out). One or two common irrigators serve each chaek. The common irrigator is paid by the RID and is responsible for arranging water distribution and maintenance... | 09 Aug 2016 |
The Kaset Samakee Water User Association, Isan region, northeastern Thailand | Case |
| The Kaset Samkee water user association is a part of the The Lam Pra Plerng Irrigation Project, constructed by Thailand's Royal Irrigation Department (RID). RID organized four Water User Associations (WUAs) in the project area that are then divided into "chaeks" (a chaek is an area served by a common farm-turn-out). The common irrigator is paid by the RID and is responsible for arranging water distribution and maintenance schedules in the chaek. Farmers in the area of the Kaset Samkee... | 09 Aug 2016 |