Read:

• Templehoff et. al., “Where has the water come from?”
• Radosevich, “Moslem Water Law and Its Influence on Spanish Water Law and the Irrigation System of Valencia” (PDF)
• Hudson-Richards and Gonzalez, “Water as a Collective Responsibility: The Tribunal de las Aguas and the Valencian Community” (PDF)

Consider in your notes (but do not yet post to the class blog):

• Why is it important to study water systems?
• What insights can we gain by comparing water systems from different times and places?
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of the systems described in the articles by Radosevich and Hudson-Richards and Gonzalez?  Which aspects of those systems do you find most compelling, and why?