Water Policy in Mexico Economic, Institutional and Environmental Considerations /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Guerrero García Rojas, Hilda R. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Global Issues in Water Policy, 20
• Subjects: Environmental economics.; Environmental management.; Environmental Economics.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.
• Physical Description: XVI, 336 p. 38 illus., 30 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319761152
• ISSN: 2211-0631 ;
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-76115-2

Mexico is currently facing severe problems with water availability, wastage and contamination. The most contaminated and over-exploited water resources are concentrated in the most populated areas of the country, where water is scarcer and its quality makes it unsuitable for a variety of uses, including human consumption. At the same time it is indisputable that water quality is a determining factor in public health and ecosystems. The significant growth in population and industry results in a high demand for water, along with contaminating discharges, few of which are treated - and the impact upon the ecosystems is evident. This book addresses all these topics in a single volume, taking into account the challenges presented by the economic, institutional and environmental considerations in Mexico's water policy framework.