Water Resources in Mexico: Scarcity, Degradation, Stress, Conflicts, Management, and Policy (2012) (Hexagon Series on Human and Environmental Security and Peace #7)
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- Synopsis
- Water resources in Mexico are threatened by scarcity, pollution and climate change. In two decades water consumption doubled, producing water stress in dry seasons and semi-arid and arid regions. Water stress rises due to physical and economic stress. In seven parts a multidisciplinary team analyzes hydrological processes in basins and their interaction with climate, soil and biota. Competing water use in agriculture, industry and domestic needs require savings, decontamination processes and desalination to satisfy the growing demand. Water quality affects health and ecosystems. This creates conflicts and cooperation that may be enhanced by public policy, institution building and social organization.
- Copyright:
- 2011
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- ISBN-13:
- 9783642054327
- Related ISBNs:
- 9783642054310
- Publisher:
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Date of Addition:
- 08/15/22
- Copyrighted By:
- N/A
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature, Technology, Earth Sciences
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Úrsula Oswald Spring
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