William Debuys
Biographic Data
| ID | 1126557 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William Debuys |
| GIVEN NAMES | William |
| FAMILY NAME | Debuys |
| SIGNATURE | DEBUYS W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Santa Fe Institute |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A great aridness
With its soaring azure sky and stark landscapes, the American Southwest is one of the most hauntingly beautiful regions on earth. Yet staggering population growth, combined with the intensifying effects of climate change, is driving the oasis-based society close to the brink of a Dust-Bowl-scale catastrophe.
The Canal at River’s End
“ If you run the math,” says Brad Udall, “You sort of go, wow, Arizona, they may be totally out of their Central Arizona Project water.” Udall is referring to Arizona’s unenviable position as California’s aquatic whipping boy. The two states have long fought over water, and although Arizona has won a battle or two, it has taken a beating in the war. A key result of their combat has been to make the majority of Arizona’s Colorado River water right…
Sand Canyon
In the southwest the specter of climate change invites a long look into the deep past. For anyone who hunts for insights about the nature of the region and the trick of making peace with its aridity, the ubiquitous signs of vanished communities beckon irresistibly—in the ruins of Chaco Canyon, the empty cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde, and the mounded rubble of abandoned villages scattered near and far. The “lessons” they offer, however, are not al…
Lava Falls
Rightly or wrongly, everything challenging on a whitewater river in North America gets compared to the booming rapid that culminates, in space, time, and difficulty, a river trip through the Grand Canyon. Say “Lava” to anyone who has tasted whitewater, and the association to Lava Falls Rapid is automatic. A friend who guides trips on some of Alaska’s wildest rivers bristles when she hears the name Lava North applied to the most sphincter-tighteni…
Introduction
March 1919 . Somebody killed the trader at Cedar Springs. The murderer also set fire to the trading post, and soon the dried-out floor planks and the roof beams and split-cedar ceiling erupted in smoke and flame. Except for its sandstone walls, the building would have burned to the ground. The next day a plume of smoke still hung in the Arizona sky, and people from miles around came to see what was the matter. Few automobiles had reached the wind…
Salt Dreams
Journal Article Salt Dreams: Land & Water in Low-Down California Get access Salt Dreams: Land & Water in Low-Down California. By deBuys William, photographs by Joan Myers. (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1999. xiii + 307 pp. Illustrations, maps, notes, bibliography, index. $35.00.) Jared Farmer Jared Farmer Stanford University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volu…
Defending the Land of the Jaguar
Journal Article Defending the Land of the Jaguar: A History of Conservation in Mexico Get access Defending the Land of the Jaguar: A His-tory of Conservation in Mexico. By Simonian Lane. (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1995. xiv + 326 pp. Illustrations, maps, appendixes, notes, bibliography, index. $40.00, cloth; $19.95, paper.) William deBuys William deBuys Santa Fe, NM Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar…
An Illustrated History of New Mexico
Journal Article An Illustrated History of New Mexico Get access An Illustrated History of New Mexico. By Chávez Thomas E.. (Niwot: University Press of Colorado, 1992. xii + 253 pp. Illustrations, notes, index. $27.50.) William deBuys William deBuys Sante Fe, New Mexico Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 24, Issue 3, August 1993, Pages 409–410, https://doi.org/10.2307/97077…
Enchantment and Exploitation
This unusual book is a complete account of the closely linked natural and human history of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of northern New Mexico, a region unique in its rich combination of ecological and cultural diversity
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Enchantment and Exploitation
This unusual book is a complete account of the closely linked natural and human history of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of northern New Mexico, a region unique in its rich combination of ecological and cultural diversity
An Illustrated History of New Mexico
Journal Article An Illustrated History of New Mexico Get access An Illustrated History of New Mexico. By Chávez Thomas E.. (Niwot: University Press of Colorado, 1992. xii + 253 pp. Illustrations, notes, index. $27.50.) William deBuys William deBuys Sante Fe, New Mexico Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 24, Issue 3, August 1993, Pages 409–410, https://doi.org/10.2307/97077…
Defending the Land of the Jaguar
Journal Article Defending the Land of the Jaguar: A History of Conservation in Mexico Get access Defending the Land of the Jaguar: A His-tory of Conservation in Mexico. By Simonian Lane. (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1995. xiv + 326 pp. Illustrations, maps, appendixes, notes, bibliography, index. $40.00, cloth; $19.95, paper.) William deBuys William deBuys Santa Fe, NM Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar…
Salt Dreams
Journal Article Salt Dreams: Land & Water in Low-Down California Get access Salt Dreams: Land & Water in Low-Down California. By deBuys William, photographs by Joan Myers. (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1999. xiii + 307 pp. Illustrations, maps, notes, bibliography, index. $35.00.) Jared Farmer Jared Farmer Stanford University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volu…
A great aridness
With its soaring azure sky and stark landscapes, the American Southwest is one of the most hauntingly beautiful regions on earth. Yet staggering population growth, combined with the intensifying effects of climate change, is driving the oasis-based society close to the brink of a Dust-Bowl-scale catastrophe.
The Canal at River’s End
“ If you run the math,” says Brad Udall, “You sort of go, wow, Arizona, they may be totally out of their Central Arizona Project water.” Udall is referring to Arizona’s unenviable position as California’s aquatic whipping boy. The two states have long fought over water, and although Arizona has won a battle or two, it has taken a beating in the war. A key result of their combat has been to make the majority of Arizona’s Colorado River water right…
Sand Canyon
In the southwest the specter of climate change invites a long look into the deep past. For anyone who hunts for insights about the nature of the region and the trick of making peace with its aridity, the ubiquitous signs of vanished communities beckon irresistibly—in the ruins of Chaco Canyon, the empty cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde, and the mounded rubble of abandoned villages scattered near and far. The “lessons” they offer, however, are not al…
Lava Falls
Rightly or wrongly, everything challenging on a whitewater river in North America gets compared to the booming rapid that culminates, in space, time, and difficulty, a river trip through the Grand Canyon. Say “Lava” to anyone who has tasted whitewater, and the association to Lava Falls Rapid is automatic. A friend who guides trips on some of Alaska’s wildest rivers bristles when she hears the name Lava North applied to the most sphincter-tighteni…
Introduction
March 1919 . Somebody killed the trader at Cedar Springs. The murderer also set fire to the trading post, and soon the dried-out floor planks and the roof beams and split-cedar ceiling erupted in smoke and flame. Except for its sandstone walls, the building would have burned to the ground. The next day a plume of smoke still hung in the Arizona sky, and people from miles around came to see what was the matter. Few automobiles had reached the wind…
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