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Acequia culture : water, land, and community in the Southwest / José A. Rivera.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rivera, José A., 1944-
Format:	Book
Language:	English Spanish
Published:	Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, ©1998.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Water resources development > Economic aspects > Rio Grande Watershed (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) > History. Watershed management > Rio Grande Watershed (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) > History. Land use > Rio Grande Watershed (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) > History. Rio Grande Watershed (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) > Economic conditions. Rio Grande Watershed (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) > Social conditions. Rio Grande Watershed (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) > Environmental conditions > History. Ecology. Economic history. Land use. Social conditions. Water resources development > Economic aspects. Watershed management. Waterhuishouding. Irrigatie (waterhuishouding) Maatschappij. Cultuur. Nutzung. Soziale Situation. Umweltschutz. Wasserreserve. Wirtschaftsentwicklung. North America > Rio Grande Watershed. Rio-Grande-Gebiet. History.

Table of Contents:

Irrigation Communities on the Rio Grande
Evolution of the Acequia Institution
Acequia Governance and Administration
Water Democracies : The Acequia Papers
Contemporary Status of Acequias : Development vs. Sustainability
The Future of the Acequia Institution : State Policies and Acequia Action Strategies.