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Reining in the Rio Grande: People, Land, and Water
Fred M. Phillips
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Description for Reining in the Rio Grande: People, Land, and Water
Paperback. This study examines human interactions with the Rio Grande from prehistoric time to the present day and explores what possibilities remain for the desert river. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: RBKF; RG; RN; TQSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 525.
The Rio Grande was ancient long before the first humans reached its banks. These days, the highly regulated river looks nothing like it did to those early settlers. Alternately viewed as a valuable ecosystem and life-sustaining foundation of community welfare or a commodity to be engineered to yield maximum economic benefit, the Rio Grande has brought many advantages to those who live in its valley, but the benefits have come at a price.
This study examines human interactions with the Rio Grande from prehistoric time to the present day and explores what possibilities remain for the desert river. From ... Read more
The Rio Grande was ancient long before the first humans reached its banks. These days, the highly regulated river looks nothing like it did to those early settlers. Alternately viewed as a valuable ecosystem and life-sustaining foundation of community welfare or a commodity to be engineered to yield maximum economic benefit, the Rio Grande has brought many advantages to those who live in its valley, but the benefits have come at a price.
This study examines human interactions with the Rio Grande from prehistoric time to the present day and explores what possibilities remain for the desert river. From ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Albuquerque, NM, United States
ISBN
9780826349446
SKU
V9780826349446
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99-15
About Fred M. Phillips
Fred M. Phillips directs the hydrology program in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, USA. Mary E. Black has worked as an anthropological linguist, editor/writer, and librarian for the University of Arizona and as an editor of Southwest Hydrology. She currently serves as a liaison with tribes, federal agencies, ... Read more
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