5 growth areas for Phoenix and the engineers who are making it happen

The Hohokam disappeared from their villages near the Salt and Gila Rivers in 1450 CE. Their descendants survive as members of the Tohono O’odham Nation.

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ASU’s Ira A. Fulton Schools working with industry and city leaders to help Valley of Sun continue growing into a thriving future

Engineering created modern Phoenix.

More than 500 years ago, the Hohokam excavated about 500 miles of canals so crops could be grown in the desert. The current 131-mile-long canal system is almost entirely laid out on top of the ancient network. Roosevelt Dam was built to hold spring runoff and control the Salt River so it didn’t whip around the Valley floor like a snake in a shoebox. And, although not invented in Arizona, Willis Carrier’s air conditioning made the area attractive to millions after World War II.

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