Reining in the Rio Grande: People, Land, and Water

by Mary E. Black, G. Emlen Hall, Fred M. Phillips, et al.

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826349447
• ISBN13: 9780826349446
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"