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1 online resource (305 pages) |
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Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management |
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Earthscan studies in water resource management.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of acronyms and abbreviations; Introduction; Part I Water, cities and financing; 1 Water, cities and sustainable development: setting the scene; 2 Why does understanding the urban water link matter?; 3 Challenges and policy options for financing urban water and sanitation; Part II Managing water and sanitation services; 4 Urban water management in São Paulo to achieve universal access to water supply and sanitation services |
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5 Water services in Lima, Peru: understanding the linkages between urban development, social inequality and water6 Urban wastewater governance in Latin America: panoram aand reflections for a research agenda; 7 Issues and challenges for water supply, storm water drainage and wastewater treatment in the Mexico City metropolitan area; 8 Urban groundwater supply in Latin American cities: panorama and the cases of Mexico City and São Paulo; Part III Climate change, risk management and planning; 9 Flash floods in the Monterrey metropolitan area, Mexico: lessons from Hurricane Alex |
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10 The Río Bogotá environmental recuperation and flood control project11 Protection and environmental restoration of the slopes of Pichincha in Quito, Ecuador; 12 Water resources management and climate adaptation in the Río Grande Basin, Argentina: a case study introducing the Hydro-BID modelling system; Part IV Green infrastructure development; 13 Green growth and water services in Latin American cities; 14 Water funds as a tool for urban water provision and watershed conservation in Latin America; 15 Green infrastructure and watershed protection in US cities: Insights for Latin America |
| Summary |
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 |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Water resources development -- Latin America
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Municipal water supply -- Latin America
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Water-supply -- Latin America
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Municipal water supply
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Water resources development
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Water-supply
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Latin America
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mahlknecht, Jürgen
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Kaledin, Jonathan
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Kjellén, Marianne
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Mejía-Betancourt, Abel
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| ISBN |
9781317906896 |
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1317906896 |
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9780415730976 |
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041573097X |
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9781315848440 |
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1315848449 |
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