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

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...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Collectivité auteur: SpringerLink (Online service)
Autres auteurs: Oswald Spring, Úrsula (Éditeur intellectuel)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Édition:1st ed. 2011.
Collection:Hexagon Series on Human and Environmental Security and Peace, 7
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Accès en ligne:Texto Completo
Table des matières:
  • Part I: Hydrological processes, management of basins and their interaction with climate, soil and biota
  • Part 2: Uses of water, availability and alternative sources
  • Part 3: Quality of water, pollution and health
  • Part 4: Social effects, conflicts and hydro-diplomacy
  • Part 5: Public policy, institutions and legal aspects.