Phillips, Fred M. <br/><br/>
Reining in the Rio Grande :  people, land, and water / 
Fred M. Phillips, G. Emlen Hall, Mary E. Black. 
 - Albuquerque :  University of New Mexico Press,  (c)2011. 
 - 1 online resource (viii, 252, 32. pages of plates) :  illustrations (some color), color maps. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Roots of the Rio Grande in deep time --  Early cultures --  Newcomers to the land --  A new U.S. regime --  The river pushes back --  Conquest of the river by science and law --  Big dams, irrigation districts, and a compact --  Mount Reynolds on the middle Rio Grande --  Shifting values, new forces on the Rio Grande --  Fulfilling Rio Grande demands: what has to give? --  The future of an old river. 
<br/><br/> 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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780826349453 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Human ecology--Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.)<br/>Riparian areas--Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.)<br/>Riparian ecology--Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.)<br/>Riparian restoration--Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.)<br/>Irrigation farming--Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.)<br/>Human ecology.<br/>Irrigation farming.<br/>Rio Grande Valley.<br/>Riparian areas.<br/>Riparian ecology.<br/>Riparian restoration.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GF504  / .R456 2011