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THE LLANO ESTACADO OF THE US SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSFORMATION AND THE PROSPECT FOR SUSTAINABILITY |
| By: |
Elizabeth Brooks, Brad Jokisch, Paul Robbins |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£14.75 |
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| ISBN 10: |
9280810421 |
| ISBN 13: |
9789280810424 |
| Publisher: |
UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY |
| Pub. date: |
1 October, 2000 |
| Pages: |
176 |
| Description: |
Traces the history of the Llano Estacado, on the Texas-New Mexico border, covering, in particular, the area's radical transformations following the Civil War. The authors explore the consequences of modern irrigation, concluding that Llano Estacado is a "partially threatened" region. |
| Synopsis: |
The Llano Estacado straddles the Texas-New Mexico border, nestled between the Texas Panhandle and the Pecos River Valley. It was described by early Spanish explorers as an arid, featureless landscape, and, according to Mexican and Anglo-Texan lore, was the last refuge of the uncivilized. The region attracted Comancheros, marauding outlaws and renegades who plagued civil society. This book traces the history of the Llano Estacado - especially its radical transformations following the Civil War as railroads opened the beef trade, the discovery of rich oil deposits in the 1920s, and the decision made in the 1930s to tap the Southern Ogallala Aquifer to irrigate the region's farms. The authors focus in part on the consequences of modern irrigation, and concerns that the Ogallala Aquifer-a storehouse of fossil water dating back to the post-Cretaceous period-will be depleted. They conclude that the Llano Estacado is a "partially threatened" region, and explore its future sustainability. |
| Illustrations: |
figs.tabs. |
| Publication: |
Japan |
| Imprint: |
United Nations University |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |