Reining in the Rio Grande : People, Land, and Water.
Phillips, Fred M.
Reining in the Rio Grande : People, Land, and Water. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (296 pages)
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue: Cochiti Pueblo and a Changing River -- I: Roots of the Rio Grande in Deep Time -- II: Early Cultures -- III: Newcomers to the Land -- IV: A New U.S. Regime -- V: The River Pushes Back -- VI: Conquest of the River by Science and Law -- VII: Big Dams, Irrigation Districts, and a Compact -- VIII: Mount Reynolds on the Middle Rio Grande -- Color Plates -- IX: Shifting Values, New Forces on the Rio Grande -- X: Fulfilling Rio Grande Demands: What Has to Give? -- XI: The Future of an Old River -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.
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.
9780826349453
Human ecology -- Rio Grande Valley.
Irrigation farming -- Rio Grande Valley.
Rio Grande Valley -- Environmental conditions.
Rio Grande Valley -- History.
Rio Grande Valley -- Social life and customs.
Riparian areas -- Rio Grande Valley.
Riparian ecology -- Rio Grande Valley.
Riparian restoration -- Rio Grande Valley.
Electronic books.
GF504.S685 P47 2015
363.6/1097644
Reining in the Rio Grande : People, Land, and Water. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (296 pages)
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue: Cochiti Pueblo and a Changing River -- I: Roots of the Rio Grande in Deep Time -- II: Early Cultures -- III: Newcomers to the Land -- IV: A New U.S. Regime -- V: The River Pushes Back -- VI: Conquest of the River by Science and Law -- VII: Big Dams, Irrigation Districts, and a Compact -- VIII: Mount Reynolds on the Middle Rio Grande -- Color Plates -- IX: Shifting Values, New Forces on the Rio Grande -- X: Fulfilling Rio Grande Demands: What Has to Give? -- XI: The Future of an Old River -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.
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.
9780826349453
Human ecology -- Rio Grande Valley.
Irrigation farming -- Rio Grande Valley.
Rio Grande Valley -- Environmental conditions.
Rio Grande Valley -- History.
Rio Grande Valley -- Social life and customs.
Riparian areas -- Rio Grande Valley.
Riparian ecology -- Rio Grande Valley.
Riparian restoration -- Rio Grande Valley.
Electronic books.
GF504.S685 P47 2015
363.6/1097644