Giobellina, Beatriz(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-03-03)
[EN] In systems of government that do not use democratic and participatory means to decide, plan
and manage the region, social movements (which tend to interact through self-organized networks) are
able to manage to ...
Aparicio Vayá, José Vicente; Iranzo García, Emilio; Hermosilla Pla, Jorge(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-03-03)
[EN] The Turia river starts at the town of Teruel, after the confluence of the rivers Alfambra and
Guadalaviar. It supplies a large territory in the provinces of Teruel, Cuenca and Valencia. On its way to
its mouth at ...
Castellarnau Visús, Àngels; Cuchí Oterino, José Antonio(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-03-03)
[EN] Santolaria, with a population exceeding the territory’s capacity, has a little arable land used to
grow subsistence crops. Irrigated agriculture is reduced to small family orchards placed in nearby ravines.
Late ...
[EN] The first results of a research into the history of wheat and wheat mills in Mexico during
colonial times, one of the chapters of a larger project on the "History of hydraulic technology during
colonial times" are ...
[EN] The current landscape of the Baix Ter is the result of a network of miller and irrigation canals
dating back to the Middle Ages. The water flowing through these channels acquires a new value in use
which is economic, ...
Lamadrid, Enrique R.; Arellano, Juan Estevan(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-03-03)
[EN] During the 18th century conflicts between the Comanches of the southern Plains and
the Spanish Mexicans and their Pueblo allies in New Mexico, the valley of Mora was a natural
corridor to the settlements of the Río ...
Palerm-Viqueira, Jacinta(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-03-03)
[EN] The relationship between irrigation system self-governance or self-management and government
recognition of irrigator’s rights to self-organize is explored. In XXth century Mexico frequent innovations
on the legislation ...
Gil Meseguer, Encarnación(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-03-03)
[EN] Cultural landscapes in traditional and historical irrigation in La Vega Alta de Segura. The use of water for irrigation in
the high course of the Segura Valley has created a series of cultural landscapes that respond ...
Frías Castillejo, Carolina(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-03-03)
[EN] The “Reg Major de l’Alfàs y Benidorm” is an historical irrigation system that dates back to the
mid 17th century and that crosses through the lands of Polop, la Nucia, l’Alfàs del Pi and Benidorm, located
in the ...
[EN] There have been various initiatives recently dealing with the recovery of traditional knowledge
related to agricultural land management which was developed by the inhabitants of different Valencian
“Huertas”. This ...
Arumi, José Luis; Melo, Ovidio; Núñez, Jorge; Billib, Max(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-03-03)
[EN] The management of irrigation water in Chile has been transformed following the processes that
have influence Chilean society, but always keeping the principle of which the management of the water is
controlled by ...
Albero Belda, Ramón; Castelló Mora, Juan(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-03-03)
[EN] The upper Vinalopó river has undergone an intense and continued hydraulic utilization since
Arab times. Its uniqueness lies in the existence of a complex and extensive system of irrigation by river
diversion, shared ...
[EN] This paper is a review of what has been published to date on traditional irrigation in Padul valley
from the hydraulic design perspective of these traditional systems in order to supply more data for your
knowledge. ...
Giménez-Font, Pablo(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-03-03)
[EN] This paper wants to emphasize the role that hydraulic technology had (especially in its innovative
side from the beginning of 17th century) in the design of the irrigation system in Amadorio river basin,
which ...
Gonzales, Moises Gonzales(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-03-03)
[EN] This paper describes the evolution and erasure of the urban acequia landscape in
three urban centers of the American Southwest. These cultural landscapes were first
developed by Native American peoples in present ...
Sakura, Kosuke(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-03-03)
[EN] The purpose of this study is to reveal the relationship between the urban structure
and the waterway in Edo, the old Tokyo. The main findings are: 1) The city of Edo was expanded over the
river by changing the route ...
Graziadei, Antonio(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-03-03)
[EN] The paper presents the case study of Tricarico, its gardens and its traditional irrigation systems.
In Tricarico the interaction between man and environment has been enriched in the centuries by the
contribution of ...
Montes de Oca Hernández, Acela; Castillo Nonato, Jesús(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-03-03)
[EN] The aim of the article is to provide a social analysis of the incorporation and use of
technology in traditional irrigation systems, and changes to the culture of the irrigators in
Mexico. So, the question is how ...
Marfull Oromí, Josep(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-03-03)
[EN] The conquest of Lleida in 1149 caused the destruction on the andalusian society and
the construction of a new feudal society. In this process of colonization of the territory
should be emphasized the construction ...
Ferrer Abárzuza, Antoni(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-03-03)
[EN] On the promontory called La Mola, at the East of the island of Formentera (Balearic Islands),
there was no other water than the rainwater. There, we can find nine rainwater reservoirs commonly known
for being the ...