Water Resources in Mexico
Scarcity, Degradation, Stress, Conflicts, Management, and Policy
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Part of the Hexagon Series on Human and Environmental Security and Peace book series (HSHES, volume 7)
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Introduction
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.
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Agriculture Environment Geosciences Hydrology Social Sciences
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- DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05432-7
- Copyright Information Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011
- Publisher Name Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
- eBook Packages Earth and Environmental Science
- Print ISBN 978-3-642-05431-0
- Online ISBN 978-3-642-05432-7
- Series Print ISSN 1865-5793
- Series Online ISSN 1865-5807
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