Water Quality Management in the Americas [electronic resource] /edited by Asit K. Biswas, Benedito Braga, Cecilia Tortajada, Diego J. Rodriguez.
by Biswas, Asit K [editor.]; Braga, Benedito [editor.]; Tortajada, Cecilia [editor.]; Rodriguez, Diego J [editor.]; SpringerLink (Online service).
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BookSeries: Water Resources Development and Management: Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.Description: XVII, 296 p. 29 illus. online resource.ISBN: 9783540304449.Subject(s): Hydraulic engineering | Environmental law | Environmental pollution | Economic policy | Environmental economics | Political science | Geosciences | Hydrogeology | Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice | Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution | Economic Policy | Environmental Economics | Political ScienceDDC classification: 551.4 Online resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Water Quality Issues in Latin America -- Economic Instruments and Nonpoint Source Water Pollution -- Role of Water Rights and Market Approaches to Water Quality Management -- Effectiveness of Market Approaches to Water Quality Management -- Integrated Water Quality Management in Brazil -- Institutional Aspects of Water Quality Management in Brazil -- Water Quality Management in Ceará, Brazil -- Water Quality Management in Mexico -- Water Quality Management: Missing Concept for Developing Countries -- Public Policies for Urban Wastewater Treatment in Guanajuato, Mexico -- Water Quality Management: North American Development Bank Experience -- Water Quality Management in Central America: Case Study of Costa Rica -- Legal and Institutional Frameworks for Water Quality Management in Argentina -- Water Quality Management in Chile: Use of Economic Instruments -- Water Pollution Charges: Colombian Experience.
The book contains several in-depth case studies which comprehensively analyze the present status of water quality management practices at country and state levels, especially in terms of their effectiveness and overall impacts. The objective is to identify opportunities, shortcomings, and constraints that currently exist. The analyses include the mechanisms and instruments that have succeeded in improving water quality, at which locations, for what reasons, and how whatever constraints and deficiencies that exist at present can be overcome in the future in a cost-effective and timely manner. Management instruments that are not working as they were initially expected were also identified, as well the reasons as to why others are not working, and what policy actions should be taken to improve the current situation.
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