Mexico is currently facing severe problems with water availability, wastage and contamination, the most contaminated and over-exploited water resources are concentrated in the most populated areas of the country, where water scarcity is higher, making its quality inadequate for a variety of uses, including human consumption. What makes more indisputable that water quality is a determining factor of public health and ecosystems, which restricts water supply and its potential distributions for diverse uses. Facing this significant and industrial population growth, factors that manifest together in a high pressure for water demand; with contaminating discharges, where few are treated; the impact upon ecosystems balance is evident. This book is an effort to address all these topics in a single scenario, taking into account the challenges that imply the use of economic, institutional and environmental considerations in the water policy framework in Mexico.
- ISBN: 978-3-319-76113-8
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 340
- Fecha Publicación: 21/04/2018
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés