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965819
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b720189
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Anton, Danilo J.
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Thirsty cities : : urban environments and water supply in Latin America /\ Danilo J. Anton.
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Ottawa, Ont. :: International Development Research Centre,, [1993]
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, ©1993
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1 online resource (197 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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0889366667
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: 1552501086
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: 9780889366664
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: 9781552501085
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-179) and index.
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| Contents
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Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Latin American environment -- Physical environment -- Geology and geomorphology of urban sites -- Socioeconomic environment -- 3. Environmental degradation and inadequate policies -- Main environmental issues affecting the LAC region -- Halting current trends and managing the environment -- Environmental policies for the region -- Approaches to policy formulation -- 4. Hydrological basins -- Surface water -- Anthropogenic impact on hydrographic basins -- Hydrographic basins as management units -- 5. Groundwater sources
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11. Quenching the urban thirstWater and poverty -- Water, health, and quality of life -- Scarcity of water -- The demand side of the equation -- Sustainability and equity -- Unsustainable models in the LAC region -- Conclusions -- References and Bibliography -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- M -- O -- P -- S -- T -- W
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8. Cities depending mainly on groundwaterThe valley of Mexico -- The valley of Guatemala -- The Managua basin -- The capital of the Mayan nation: Mérida of Yucatán -- 9. Management of water resources -- Complexity of water management in urban areas -- Environmental problems and their costs -- Causes of water supply problems in urban areas -- 10. Sustainable development of water systems -- Factors affecting demand for water -- Level of demand in Latin American cities -- Water resources and the use of wastewater -- Economic analysis
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Suitability of groundwater reservoirsAquifers suitable for groundwater use -- 6. Cities depending on surface water -- São Paulo metropolitan region -- Montevideo and southern Uruguay -- Water supply and environment in the sabana of Bogotá -- Santiago de Chile -- 7. Cities depending on both surface and underground water -- Greater Buenos Aires and La Plata -- The Cochabamba valley -- The aquifer at Lima -- Santa Marta on the Caribbean coast -- Recife and the Pernambucan lowlands -- San José in the central valley of Costa Rica
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Many cities in Latin America and the Caribbean are experiencing a water crisis as sources become exhausted or degraded. Urbanization, deteriorating infrastructures with a lack of funds for repairs, and inadequate polices are conspiring to cause water shortages. People are becoming concentrated in megacities, such as Mexico City with a population of almost 23 million, that have outgrown their water-supply systems. Urban areas are increasingly incapable of supplying water and sewer systems for their populations. By the year 2020, more than 500 million inhabitants of Latin America (two-thirds of.
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Municipal water supply-- Latin America.
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Water quality-- Latin America.
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Water-supply-- Latin America-- Management.
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Eau-- Approvisionnement urbain-- Amérique latine.
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Eau-- Approvisionnement-- Amérique latine-- Gestion.
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Eau-- Qualité-- Amérique latine.
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Agua (Recursos Hidricos)
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Hidrogeologia.
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Municipal water supply.
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Recursos Hidricos (Aspectos Economicos)
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Stadt
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Wasserversorgung
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Water quality.
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Water-supply-- Management.
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Stedelijke gebieden.
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Watervoorziening.
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Lateinamerika
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Latin America.
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| Dewey Classification
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333.91/22/098
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TD227.5A588 1993eb
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Anton, Danilo, J.
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International Development Research Centre (Canada),issuing body.
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