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پدید آورنده
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رده
TD227.5 A588 1993eb
TD227
.
5
A588
1993eb
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
0889366667
(Number (ISBN
1552501086
(Number (ISBN
9780889366664
(Number (ISBN
9781552501085
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b720189
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Thirsty cities :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
urban environments and water supply in Latin America /
First Statement of Responsibility
Danilo J. Anton.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Ottawa, Ont. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
International Development Research Centre,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[1993]
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
©1993
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (197 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations, maps
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-179) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Thirsty Cities : Urban Environments and Water Supply in Latin America.
Title
Thirsty cities.
International Standard Book Number
9780889366664
TITLE USED AS SUBJECT
Lateinamerika
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Municipal water supply-- Latin America.
Water quality-- Latin America.
Water-supply-- Latin America-- Management.
Eau-- Approvisionnement-- Amérique latine-- Gestion.
Eau-- Approvisionnement urbain-- Amérique latine.
Eau-- Qualité-- Amérique latine.
Agua (Recursos Hidricos)
Hidrogeologia.
Municipal water supply.
Recursos Hidricos (Aspectos Economicos)
Stadt
Stedelijke gebieden.
Wasserversorgung
Water quality.
Water-supply-- Management.
Watervoorziening.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Latin America.
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DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
333
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91/22/098
Edition
20
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
TD227
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5
Book number
A588
1993eb
OTHER CLASS NUMBERS
Class number
56
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35
Class number
74
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26
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cci1icc
Class number
coll11
Class number
coll14
Class number
RV
10363
System Code
bcl
System Code
bcl
System Code
lacc
System Code
lacc
System Code
lacc
System Code
rvk
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Anton, Danilo J.
PERSONAL NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Anton, Danilo, J.
CORPORATE BODY NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
International Development Research Centre (Canada),issuing body.
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20201208115954.0
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pn
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Electronic name
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