Water as a Factor in an Arid Region's
Economic Growth: The Case of
New Mexico's Rio Grande Basin
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Water as a factor in an arid region's economic growth: the case of New Mexico's Rio Grande Basin
Series Designation
Research Report 563
Table of Contents
Literature review; Introductory comments; Availability of existing water supplies; Institutional arrangements for transferring water; The importance of economically efficient water institutions; The role of water law; Water investments; Implications for New Mexico; Climate; Industry; Agriculture; Institutions; Outlook; Conceptual considerations; Study area; Geography; History of water use; Economic activity; Empirical procedures; Introduction to model construction; Price of water rights model; Agricultural income model; Industrial income; Summary and conclusions; References
Description
Research report containing the results of a study to determine the impact of the San Juan Chama Project on various economic indicators in the Middle Rio Grande Basin in New Mexico.
Subject
Water-supply--Economic aspects--New Mexico; water supply (NAL); natural resource economics (NAL); New Mexico (NAL);
Creator
Fiore, John; Ward, Frank A.
Date Original
1985-05
Digital Publisher
New Mexico State University Library;
Rights
Copyright, NMSU Board of Regents.
Collection
NMSU Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station Publications
