| Titre | L'agriculture « minière » aux Etats-Unis ou l'exploitation imprudente d'un milieu généreux | |
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| Auteur | Gérard Dorel | |
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Revue | Revue française d'études américaines |
| Numéro | no 48-49, avril-juillet 1991 La terre américaine. | |
| Page | 11 pages | |
| Résumé anglais |
The United States early grew accustomed to an abundance of land. Land grabs and the wasting of agricultural resources — which began during the colonial period — set the pattern, until the federal government belatedly attempted to curb the worst excesses. The Dust Bowl crisis of the 1930s led to the adoption of soil conservation programs. But nothing was done to to prevent the draining of water resources in the Southwest. The dramatic growth of intensive irrigation « mined out » the water tables, since the natural supply could not keep up with the rate of pumping. Depletion of water resources has set limits to agricultural development in the West. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | https://www.persee.fr/doc/rfea_0397-7870_1991_num_48_1_1426 |
