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Water Resources in Mexico: Scarcity, Degradation, Stress, Conflicts, Management, and Policy

By Úrsula Oswald Spring , Ignacio Sánchez Cohen (auth.) , Úrsula Oswald Spring (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2011
ISBN
3642054315, 9783642054310
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-05432-7
ISSN
1865-5793
Google Books ID
fVaCZPbHG7YC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
65 MB (67976362 bytes)
Series
Hexagon Series on Human and Environmental Security and Peace 7
Edition
1
Pages
530\559
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-14 18:00:00
Hydrogeology; Agriculture; Soil Science & Conserva

Description

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.

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