Reining in the Rio Grande

Kirjan Reining in the Rio Grande (2015) on kirjoittanut Fred M. Phillips. Kirjan kieli on englanti, ja sen on kustantanut University of New Mexico Press. Kirja on laajuudeltaan 296 sivua ja se on nidottu.

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 examines human interactions with the Rio Grande from prehistoric time to the present day and explores what possibilities remain for the desert river. From the perspectives of law, development, tradition, and geology, the authors weigh what has been gained and lost by reining in the Rio Grande.