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Autore |
Phillips Fred M (Fred Melville) |
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Titolo |
Reining in the Rio Grande : people, land, and water / / Fred M. Phillips, G. Emlen Hall, Mary E. Black |
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Albuquerque : , : University of New Mexico Press, , [2011] |
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©2011 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (296 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Human ecology - Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) |
Riparian areas - Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) |
Riparian ecology - Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) |
Riparian restoration - Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) |
Irrigation farming - Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) |
Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) History |
Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) Environmental conditions |
Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) Social life and customs |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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