Water for the Americas: challenges and opportunities
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Körperschaft: Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy < 2010, Buenos Aires, Argentina> (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Abingdon, Oxon Routledge, Taylor and Francis 2014
Schriftenreihe:Contributions from the Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy
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Beschreibung:Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Preface; Part I Introduction; 1 Introduction and overview; Part II Water scarcity in the Americas; 2 Water scarcity in the Americas: common challenges -- a Northern perspective; 3 Water scarcity in Latin America and the Caribbean: myths and reality; Part III Serving the unserved; 4 Supply and sanitation: serving the urban unserved in Latin America, with a special focus on Argentina; 5 Supply and sanitation: how are the unserved to be served?; Part IV Transboundary issues
6 The La Plata River Basin7 Transboundary water governance in the Mackenzie River Basin, Canada; 8 The unintentional and intentional recharge of aquifers in the Tula and the Mexico Valleys: the megalopolis needs mega solutions?; Part V Indigenous cultures and rights; 9 Water conflicts and human rights in indigenous territories of Latin America; 10 Northern voices, northern waters: traditional knowledge and water policy development in the Northwest Territories; Part VI Institutional innovations: learning from Asia; 11 Institutional response as an adaptation to water scarcity
12 Innovations in agricultural groundwater management: examples from IndiaPart VII Conclusions; 13 Water and the Americas: lessons for the world; Index
The chapters in this volume are peer reviewed editions of the papers presented at the 7th meeting of the Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy which was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on November 15-17, 2010. The theme for Forum VII was Water for the Americas: Challenges and Opportunities. This Forum was unique in examining the water problems of the Americas and identifying water management experience gleaned in other parts of the world that might be useful in addressing the problems of the Americas. The sessions illustrated how the water problems of
Beschreibung:303 pages
ISBN:9781317685654
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