essay

Utah Valley

...and the desert shall rejoice; conflict, growth, and justice in arid environmentsCambridge, Mass.Published In 1978 • Pages: 325-364, 423-424

By: Maass, Arthur, Anderson, Raymond Lloyd.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Based primarily on previously published data, this study examines the implementation and adaptation of irrigation systems by farmers who had previously depended on rainfall. Topics discussed include irrigation companies, allocation of water rights on streams, water delivery within companies, irrigation institutions, Utah Valley farmers in respect to the rest of the United States, objectives of the operating system, and an appendix which presents a simulation of irrigated farms in Utah Valley.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Water supply
Real property
Renting and leasing
Corporate organization
External relations
Public works
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Mormons
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2018
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southwest and Basin
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Political Scientist
Economist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Marlene Martin ; 1978
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
not applicable
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1849-1976
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Utah Valley, Utah County, Utah, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Arthur Maass and Raymond L. Anderson
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
77017866
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Mormons