Dr. José Rivera on "Acequia Culture: Historic Irrigated Landscapes of New Mexico"

The Resource Center for Raza Planning continues its Spring 2010 lecture and event series with a presentation by Dr. José Rivera.  Please join us for his lecture entitled "Acequia Culture: Historic Irrigated Landscapes of New Mexico".

Dr. Rivera is a Professor of Planning in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of New Mexico. He has conducted fieldwork on rural development, public policy analysis, and water resources management in southern Spain, coastal Peru, Mexico, the Philippines, and the American Southwest. In 2009, the University of Valencia in Spain published a Spanish language translation of his book, Acequia Culture: Water, Land, and Community in the Southwest.

WHAT: Dr. José Rivera on "Acequia Culture: Historic Irrigated Landscapes of New Mexico"
WHEN: 5:15pm on Thursday February 18
WHERE: George Pearl Hall room P104 (Downstairs in the School of Architecture and Planning)
[See attached poster for details]

Also, please stay tuned for other Spring events, including a student led PechaKucha, a lecture on Environmental Justice in Colonia Communities, and a presentation of the book Building to Endure: Design Lessons of Arid Lands.

For more information, contact stcarv@unm.edu.