Dissertation Research: The Cultural Organization of Ghayl Irrigation Systems in North Yemen's Central Highlands

本论文的研究课题是水资源配置问题 北方灌溉农田的生产力和田间生产力 也门 该项目将研究社会和生态系统 灌溉农业，以评估文化 水系统的所有用户应平等分配的规则 水的份额。 这项研究是重要的，因为一般之间的联系 文化规则承诺公平分配和实际（通常） 不平等）的分配模式是一个关键 在所有复杂的社会中。 传统信息 这一问题的管理系统将有助于其他 社会在建议如何阻止或解决潜在的 问题

This dissertation research project will study water allocation and field productivity in irrigated agricultural fields in North Yemen. The project will examine the social and ecological system of the irrigated agriculture in order to evaluate the cultural rule that all users of the water system should be allocated equal shares of water. This research is important because the connection between general cultural rules promising fair allocation and actual (usually unequal) patterns of distribution of valuable resources is a key issue in all complex societies. Information on traditional systems of management of this problem will be useful to other societies in suggesting ways to head off or resolve potential problems.