| Ref ID: | 25631 |
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| Ref Type: | Book Section in a Series |
| Authors: | Spriggs, Matthew |
| Title: | Traditional uses of fresh water in Papua New Guinea: past neglect and future possibilities |
| Date: | 1982 |
| Source: | Traditional conservation in Papua New Guinea: implications for today. Proceedings of a conference organized by the Office of Environment and Conservation and the Institute of Applied Social and Economic Research in Port Moresby, 27-31 October, 1980 |
| Place of Publication: | Boroko |
| Abstract: | In this paper I deal with traditional methods of conservation and utilization of freshwater resources for domestic and agricultural use. I discuss the distribution of traditional irrigation techniques and give details of technology which show the extent of technical expertise and environmental knowledge involved in these irrigation systems. I consider the causes of a general decline over the last fifty or so years in the use of these techniques. Such traditional irrigation practices may have relevance to some of Papua New Guineas food supply problems. I give an example from Vanuatu where a project has been started recently to revive traditional irrigation techniques and suggest that this case study raises questions about the type and scale of development that is desirable at the village level. |
| Date Created: | 12/1/2008 |
| Editors: | Morauta, Louise Pernetta, John Heaney, William |
| Volume: | 16 |
| Page Start: | 257 |
| Page End: | 273 |
| Series Editor: | Institute of Applied Social and Economic Research |
| Series Title: | Monograph |