| Acequia Culture: Water, Land, and Community in the Southwest Contributor(s): Rivera, José a. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826318592 ISBN-13: 9780826318596 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1998 Annotation: Conflicts between Hispanic farmers and developers made for compelling reading in "The Milagro Beanfield War", the famous novel of life in a northern New Mexico village in which tradition triumphs over modernity. But as cities grow and industries expand, are acequias, or community irrigation ditches, a wise and efficient use of water in the arid Southwest? Jos?? Rivera presents the contemporary case for the value of acequias and the communities they nurture in the river valleys of southern Colorado and New Mexico. Recognizing that "water is the lifeblood of the community," Rivera delineates an acequia culture based on a reciprocal relationship between irrigation and community. The acequia experience grows out of a conservation ethic and a tradition of sharing that should be recognized and preserved in an age of increasing competition for scarce water resources. "A worthwhile contribution to the future management of water resources."--Professor Michael C. Meyer |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - Water Supply |
| Dewey: 333.911 |
| LCCN: 98-23877 |
| Lexile Measure: 1690 |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.08" W x 9.04" (0.97 lbs) 269 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mountains - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Geographic Orientation - Colorado - Geographic Orientation - New Mexico |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Conflicts between Hispanic farmers and developers made for compelling reading in The Milagro Beanfield War, the famous novel of life in a northern New Mexico village in which tradition triumphs over modernity. But as cities grow and industries expand, are acequias, or community irrigation ditches, a wise and efficient use of water in the arid Southwest? José Rivera presents the contemporary case for the value of acequias and the communities they nurture in the river valleys of southern Colorado and New Mexico. Recognizing that "water is the lifeblood of the community," Rivera delineates an acequia culture based on a reciprocal relationship between irrigation and community. The acequia experience grows out of a conservation ethic and a tradition of sharing that should be recognized and preserved in an age of increasing competition for scarce water resources. "A worthwhile contribution to the future management of water resources."--Professor Michael C. Meyer |