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 hydrological processes in basins and their interaction with climate, soil and biota. Competing water use in agriculture, industry and domestic needs require savings, decontamination processes and desalination to satisfy the growing demand. Water quality affects health and ecosystems. This creates conflicts and cooperation that may be enhanced by public policy, institution building and social organization.
| ISBN: | 9783642271304 |
| Publication date: | 27th November 2013 |
| Author: | Úrsula Oswald Spring |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 530 pages |
| Series: | Hexagon Series on Human and Environmental Security and Peace |
| Genres: |
Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere Soil science and management Hydrology and the hydrosphere Physical geography and topography Agricultural science |
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 hydrological processes in basins and their interaction with climate, soil and biota. Competing water use in agriculture, industry and domestic needs require savings, decontamination processes and desalination to satisfy the growing demand. Water quality affects health and ecosystems. This creates conflicts and cooperation that may be enhanced by public policy, institution building and social organization.
Water Resources in Mexico features in the following genres: Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere, Soil science and management, Hydrology and the hydrosphere, Physical geography and topography, Agricultural science
Water Resources in Mexico is available in Paperback
Water Resources in Mexico was written by Úrsula Oswald Spring and published by Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Water Resources in Mexico has 530 pages
Yes it is part of Hexagon Series on Human and Environmental Security and Peace series