Irrigation design in Africa : towards an interactive method / edited by Jan Ubels and Lucas Horst

CONTENTS

Chapter 1
Turning irrigation systems to their social environment
1.1 Introduction
1.2 placing irrigation in its social content
1.3 The conventional design procedure
1.4 Redefining the content of irrigation design
1.5 The need for an interactive process
Chapter 2
Irrigation design and African farming systems
2,1 Introduction
2.2 Concepts used
2.3 The design of Jahaly pacharr scheme on the banks of the Gambia river.
2.4 Comparing design assumption and farmer rationale
2.5 Comparing design assumptions and house hold organization
2.6 In search of design alternatives
2.7 Some concluding observation
Chapter 3
Irrigation organization and African communities
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Irrigation organization: an orientation
3.3 Water distribution and farmer organization
3.4 Systems maintenance and farmer organization
3.5 Design perspective and dilemmas
3. 6 Concluding observation
Chapter4
Institutions, markets and design
4.1 introduction
4.2 Cases from Senegal and Zimbabwe
4.3 A closer look at the external relations
4.4 Project strategies
4.5 Implication for design and planning
Chapter 5.
Design as an interactive process
5.1 Introduction
5.2 The Nyandusi women's horticultural scheme in Kenya
5.3 What is interaction about
5.4 Who interact?
5.5The village irrigation scheme at Ile a Morphil, Senegal
5.6 When Interaction
Chapter 6
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Deigning sustainable farmer managed irrigation in Africa
6.3 An integrative conceptual framework
6.4 Interaction as a guiding principle in the design process
6.5 Implications for intervention strategies
6.6 Orientations for research

Includes bibliographical references (p. 106-109).