Water and Territory in Latin America Trends, Challenges and Opportunities /

• Main Author: Arana, Vladimir (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Environment.; Hydrology.; Water quality.; Water pollution.; Environmental management.; Hydrogeology.; Sustainable development.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.; Hydrology/Water Resources.; Water Quality/Water Pollution.; Sustainable Development.

This book focuses in the current situation of water resources, water supply and sanitation, and population movement in Latin America. It identifies new phenomena and challenges that will put more pressure on water resources in the near future and that will create important socioeconomic constraints...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Methodological Aspects
• 2. Population Behavior and Land Occupation Trends
• 3. The Situation of the Water Sources
• 4. Water Supply, Sanitation, Energy and Industrial Constrains
• 5. Quality, Sustainability and Investment Levels
• 6. Governance, Planning, Capacities and Management Models
• 7. Experiences in Water Supply and Sanitation
• 8. Policy Recommendations and Projects Proposals.