Decision-Makers Field Guide—2009

Water, Natural Resources, and the Urban Landscape

Edited by L. Greer Price, Douglas Bland, Peggy S. Johnson, and Sean D. Connell

The 2009 field guide provides a broad overview of geologic and resource management issues related to the rapidly growing Albuquerque metropolitan area. The 23 individual papers, written for a general audience, address the most critical of these issues, including water supply strategies for the future, geologic hazards of the Albuquerque area, saline waters and deep, non-potable aquifers, and flood control challenges. Several articles provide a broad overview of the geology and hydrology of the Albuquerque region. 152 pages with full color photographs, maps, illustrations, diagrams, tables, and a separate fold out map of the drainage facilities in the Albuquerque Metropolitan area.

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