Water and Cities in Latin America: Challenges for Sustainable Development (Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management)

By: Ismael Aguilar-Barajas and Jürgen Mahlknecht and Jonathan Kaledin and Marianne Kjellén and Abel Mejía-Betancourt

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Synopsis: Approximately 80 per cent of the population of Latin America is concentrated in urban centres. Pressure on water resources and water management in cities therefore provide major challenges. Despite the importance of the issues, there has been little systematic coverage of the topic in book form. This work fills a gap in the literature by providing both thematic overviews and case study chapters. It reviews key aspects of why water matters in cities and presents case studies on topics such as groundwater management, green growth and water services, inequalities in water supply, the financing of water services and flood management. Detailed examples are described from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru, and there is also a chapter comparing lessons which might be learnt from US cities. Contributing authors are drawn from both within and outside the region, including from the Inter-American Development Bank, OECD and World Bank to set the issues in a global context.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781317906889
Related ISBNs:: 9781315848440, 9780415730976, 9780415730976, 9781138364233, 9781138364233
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 06/09/19
Copyrighted By:: Ismael Aguilar-Barajas, Jürgen Mahlknecht, Jonathan Kaledin, Marianne Kjellén, Abel Mejía-Betancourt
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Technology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.