Water for the People: The Acequia Heritage of New Mexico in a Global Context (New Century Gardens and Landscapes of the American Southwest)

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Winner of the Historical Society of New Mexico Fray Francisco Atanasio Domínguez Award Winner of the 2024 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award for History Anthology Water for the People features twenty-five essays by world-renowned acequia scholars and community members that highlight acequia culture, use, and history in New Mexico, northern Mexico, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Spain, the Middle East, Nepal, and the Philippines, situating New Mexico&’s acequia heritage and its inherent sustainable design within a global framework. The lush landscapes of the upper Río Grande watershed created by acequias dating from as far back as the late sixteenth century continue to irrigate their communities today despite threats of prolonged drought, urbanization, private water markets, extreme water scarcity, and climate change. Water for the People celebrates acequia practices and traditions worldwide and shows how these ancient irrigation systems continue to provide arid regions with a model for water governance, sustainable food systems, and community traditions that reaffirm a deep cultural and spiritual relationship with the land year after year.
Copyright:
2023

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
272 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780826364647
Related ISBNs:
9780826364630
Publisher:
University of New Mexico Press
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Copyrighted By:
Enrique R. Lamadrid and José A. Rivera
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature, Technology, Earth Sciences
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Enrique R. Lamadrid
Edited by:
José A. Rivera

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