Contents
Figures
Tables
Plates
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Definitions
Methods
Introduction
Land
Water
Summary
Introduction
Land
Labour
Production
Dry Farming
Floodwater Farming
Well Irrigation
Canal Irrigation
Distribution of Water Use
Traditional Cultivation Methods
Factors Affecting Planting
Factors Affecting Yields
Areal Variations in Corn Yield and Water Consumption
Introduction
Evidence of Fixed Goals in Corn Production
Effect of Local Variability on the Achievement of Fixed Goals
Socioeconomic Influences on Levels of Satisfaction in Corn
Summary
Introduction
Sample Land Use Areas
Effect of the Physical Environment on Irrigated Land Use
Effect of the Cultural Environment
Pre-Conquest Irrigation in the Valley
Introduction
Land Use Model of Prehistoric Agriculture and Settlement
Stages of Development
Comparison of Prehistoric PopUlation and Settlement Data from the Land Use Model and Archaeological Evidence
IX. Conclusion: The Effect of Culture on Agricultural Resource Use
I. Perception of Annual Rainfall
II. Present Distribution of Crops Around the Valley
III. Lambityeco Land Use Area
Resumen en Español
References