Water Policy in Chile

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Donoso, Guillermo (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Σειρά: Global Issues in Water Policy, 21
• Θέματα: Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Environmental management.; Environmental economics.; Economic geography.; Sustainable development.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.; Environmental Economics.; Economic Geography.; Sustainable Development.

This book offers a detailed examination of the main sources of Chile's water, its principle consumers, the gap between supply and demand, hydrological droughts, and future projected impacts of climate change. It describes, analyzes and evaluates the performance of water policies, laws and insti...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Social Economic context and Water Demand
• 3. Hydrological Setting
• 4. Water quality: Trends and Challenges
• 5. Legal Framework of Water Resources
• 6. Institutional Framework
• 7. Water quality policy
• 8. Environmental Flows as a Tool for Water Resources Management in Chile
• 9. Water User Associations
• 10. Water Rights Markets
• 11. Irrigated Agriculture
• 12. Water and Mining
• 13. Hydroelectricity
• 14. Urban Water Management
• 15. Rural Water Management
• 16. Desalinization, Reuse, Water Basin Transfers
• 17. Integrated Water Management in Chile
• 18. Chilean Experience and International Implications. .