The Harsh Facts of Hydraulics: Technology and Society in Sri Lanka's Colonization Schemes

The Harsh Facts of Hydraulics: Technology and Society in Sri Lanka's Colonization Schemes

In the years since WWI, Sri Lanka's government has tried a number of ambitious irrigation and land settlement projects, and almost all attempts have proven fruitless. Sri Lanka's landless peasants and irrigation projects are discussed.

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Veröffentlicht in:Technology and culture 1990-07, Vol.31 (3), p.361-397
1. Verfasser: Pfaffenberger, Bryan
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
20th century
Agricultural land
Agricultural techniques
Agriculture
Arid zones
Colonization
Earth sciences
Fluid dynamics
Fluid flow
History of science and technology
Human action
Hydraulics
Irrigation
Irrigation systems
Irrigation water
Land settlement
Land tenure
Land use
Peasant class
Social research
Socioeconomics
Technology
Villages
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Zusammenfassung:In the years since WWI, Sri Lanka's government has tried a number of ambitious irrigation and land settlement projects, and almost all attempts have proven fruitless. Sri Lanka's landless peasants and irrigation projects are discussed.
ISSN:0040-165X
1097-3729
1097-3729
DOI:10.1353/tech.1990.0000