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 R? 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.
Author: Enrique R. Lamadrid
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 04/01/2023
Series: New Century Gardens and Landscapes of the American Southwest
Pages: 272
Weight: 1.2lbs
Size: 8.66h x 5.75w x 0.47d
ISBN: 9780826364630
Language: English
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