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Measuring acequia functionality : developing a tool for assessing New Mexico's community-Based irrigation systems

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Title Measuring acequia functionality : developing a tool for assessing New Mexico's community-Based irrigation systems
Creator Roybal, Marcos A.
Subject acequia water resources Acequia Functionality Assessment Irrigation canals and flumes--New Mexico--Evaluation.
Description A professional project report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the dual degree of Master of Water Resources & Master of Community & Regional Planning, Water Resources Program, University of New Mexico. The semi-arid environment of the American Southwest has necessitated creative strategies for the use and management of water resources. In New Mexico and southern Colorado, one such strategy is the acequia irrigation system, which serves the dual purpose of delivering water and shaping community. This professional project provides a synthesis of existing knowledge with respect to acequias, and develops a tool, the Acequia Functionality Assessment, for evaluation of factors that contribute to...
Date 2012-07-05T20:57:43Z 2012-07-05T20:57:43Z 2012-07-05
Type Presentation Technical Report Thesis
Identifier http://hdl.handle.net/1928/20855
Language en_US

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