Management of Latin American river basins : Amazon, Plata, and São Francisco /

"Increasing populations, the environmental stresses of economic development, and water-related public health risks make sustainable water management increasingly complex. As per-capita demand for water in developing countries is steadily increasing, analysis indicates that the cost of future wa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Latin American Water Forum
Otros Autores: Biswas, Asit K.
Formato: Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tokyo : United Nations University Press, ©1998.
Colección:Water resources management and policy series.
Temas:
Water-supply > Latin America > Management > Congresses.
Water resources development > Amazon River Watershed > Congresses.
Water resources development > Río de la Plata Watershed > Congresses.
Water resources development > Brazil > São Francisco River Watershed (Minas Gerais-Alagoas and Sergipe) > Congresses.
Water resources development > International cooperation > Congresses.
Sustainable development > Latin America > Congresses.
Eau > Approvisionnement > Amérique latine > Gestion > Congrès.
Ressources en eau > Exploitation > Amazone, Bassin de l' > Congrès.
Ressources en eau > Exploitation > Plata, Bassin du río de la > Congrès.
Ressources en eau > Exploitation > Brésil > São Francisco, Bassin du (Minas Gerais-Alagoas et Sergipe) > Congrès.
Ressources en eau > Exploitation > Coopération internationale > Congrès.
Développement durable > Amérique latine > Congrès.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Sustainable development.
Water resources development.
Water resources development > International cooperation.
Water-supply > Management.
Amazon River Watershed.
Brazil > São Francisco River Watershed (Minas Gerais-Alagoas and Sergipe)
Latin America.
South America > Rio de la Plata Watershed.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / Reizo Utagawa
  • Preface / Asit K. Biswas
  • pt. I. The Amazon river basin. 1. Sustainable water-resources development of the Amazon basin / B. Braga, E. Salati and H. Mattos de Lemos. 2. The Amazon policy of Colombia / Fabio Torrijos Quintero. 3. The Amazon Cooperation Treaty: A mechanism for cooperation and sustainable development / Manuel Picasso Botto
  • pt. II. The Plata river basin. 4. The hydrology of the Upper Paraguay basin / Carlos E.M. Tucci, Fernando Genz and Robin T. Clarke. 5. Water-resources management of the Plata basin / Victor Pochat.

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