The Desert Blooms—At a Price
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11762149 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Sheridan, David C Sheridan (0000-0001-9472-1818, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 6-41 |
| Publication date | 1981-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment Science and Policy for Sustainable Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-9157 • E-ISSN: 1939-9154 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00139157.1981.9933121 |
| OpenAlex | W2072118439 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This is the second in a two-part series on the economic and environmental effects of water use in the arid lands of the western US. It examines four specific areas differing in size and terrain: southwestern Arizona's Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation District, California's San Joaquin Basin, south central Arizona's Santa Cruz Basin, and Gaines County on the Great Plains. The one characteristic that binds them together (aside from an average of less than 20 inches of rainfall per year) is that, within each, human systems are exceeding the carrying capacity of their natural life-support systems. The results are increasing salinity and diminishing ground water. Federal subsidies for irrigation and development may not extend to new projects, but desertification is already a possibility for each of the areas. 130 references, 7 figures, 1 table
Archaeology · Arid · Desertification · Geography · Groundwater · Hydrology (agriculture · Irrigation · Mohawk · Natural (archaeology · San Joaquin · Structural basin · Water resource management · Water table · Archaeology and Natural History · Ecology · Environmental Science · Geology · Water Quality and Resources Studies · Water resources management and optimization
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1989 - 1990 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |