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VICEDO-RIUS, Enric. Historical irrigation and contemporary irrigation in the plain Western Catalonia. Water and the economic and cultural development (1750-1950). Hist. Caribe [online]. 2015, vol.10, n.26, pp.19-52. ISSN 0122-8803.  https://doi.org/10.15648/hc.26.2015.2.

This paper analyzes the territorial and human impact of the old hydraulic systems, especially the irrigation ditches of Pinyana and Fontanet. These irrigations have provided a greater regularity in the crops, contributing to shape the character of the communities. We will compare these historical processes with those developed by "new" contemporary irrigation: the Urgell Canal from the 1860s. Overcoming the initial health difficulties, irrigation has transformed the landscape, has contributed to economic growth, and facing with problems and conflicts, has forged a more complex relationship between neighbours and between villages.

Palavras-chave : Ditches and canals; ecological impact; development; communities of irrigators; plain Western Catalonia; 18th-20th centuries.

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