Principles of Social Organization in an Indigenous Irrigation System

TitlePrinciples of Social Organization in an Indigenous Irrigation System
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1979
AuthorsCoward, Jr. EW
JournalHuman Organization
Volume38
Pagination28-36
Source DocumentAccessible with appropriate permission
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Zanjera Danum indigenous irrigation system, Dingras municipality, Ilocos Norte, Philippines

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Zanjera Danum is an indigineous irrigation system located in the extreme eastern portion of the coastal lowlands in the municipality of Dingras, Ilocos Norte in the Philippines. The resource appropriated is water for irrigation of approximately 1500 ha of rice paddy in the wet season. The irrigation system contains a network of laterals and ditches which deliver water from a main canal. The system is also divided into 32 subunits called "sitios" with each one having its own leaders. Above the...
09 Aug 2016