Emerging narratives call for recognising and engaging constructively with small-scale
farmers who have a leading role in sha** the current irrigation dynamics in sub-Saharan …

Water is an important key to understand Maya society, especially water availability within a
context of climatic changes. Increasing drought would have pushed the Maya water systems …

This paper argues that human and material agents co-shape 'morality'. Water systems will
be discussed in more detail. Artefacts (technologies) relate humans and their worlds, but the …

Based on a review of key concepts in agent-based modeling for irrigation systems and
coupled human-water systems in general, this study presents a proof of concept of an agent …

Within the colorful tapestry of colonial possessions the German empire acquired over the
short period of its existence, Qingdao stands out because it fulfilled a different role from …

Wittfogel's Oriental Despotism is not only a scholarly exposition of the 'hydraulic hypothesis'
but also a political polemic about Soviet 'totalitarianism'. Wittfogel does not mention that …

Analizamos las inundaciones de fines del siglo XIX en la Provincia de Santiago en el
contexto del despliegue burocrático del Estado de Chile decimonónico. Para ello, se hace …

This article analyses the recent contestation over the Nile River due to the Grand Ethiopian
Renaissance Dam (GERD) and its implications for the agrarian question and water justice …

Since the early 2000s, the Ethiopian government engaged heavily in the construction and
expansion of large hydraulic infrastructures. This thesis explores the modern political history …

For over half a century, Iran's modes of development has been based on several five-year
Development Plans. The water resources development plans have been the center or one of …