Town of Diaz Ordaz, Oaxaca Valley, Mexico

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Diaz Ordaz Small-Scale Irrigation System

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The town of Diaz Ordaz is located in the Tlacolula wing in the Oaxaca Valley, Mexico, and the resource appropiated is water for irrigation. The irrigation system is divided into numerous subunits called tramos, which localize labor mobilization for infrastruture provision. The system alternates between riparian and prior appropriation rights for water according to the discretion of an elected official. The source author hypothesizes that water scarcity during the moisture-sensitive period of...
Tang SY, Vallury S, Wiechman A
09 Aug 2016