Download or read book Evaluaci n econ mica de dos pol ticas p blicas para controlar la contaminaci n del agua written by Héctor Manuel Bravo Pérez and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book El acceso al agua y su relaci n con las pol ticas p blicas para los esquemas de pago por servicios ambientales PSA written by Manuel Ángel Millán Torres and published by Universidad del Valle. This book was released on 2024-03-08 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Esta obra es producto del trabajo de un conjunto de profesionales e investigadores que se han destacado en los últimos años por su interés y función sobre asuntos relacionados con la implementación de la herramienta de pago por servicios ambientales (PSA) en países como Colombia, Ecuador y Costa Rica. Propone una mirada reflexiva y comparada sobre uno de los problemas claves que vive nuestro mundo: el acceso al agua, y sobre los mecanismos que pueden coadyuvar a garantizar este derecho fundamental y la protección de los ecosistemas que están inmersos en la función natural. El contenido se puede clasificar en dos grandes partes. La primera presenta un panorama histórico jurídico-normativo internacional relacionado con el derecho al agua, el acceso y saneamiento y un acercamiento hacia lo que se denominaría años más tarde la herramienta de PSA. La segunda parte expone una comparación de experiencias exitosas en tres países (Colombia, Ecuador y Costa Rica) con el propósito de ilustrar la evolución normativa que ha tenido en la última década la implementación de herramientas como el PSA. Se describen los rasgos generales de cada una de las experiencias, la normativa que el país ha establecido y los desafíos y aciertos producto de la reflexión de expertos y expertas que han participado en los ejercicios de implementación. Si bien se presentan resultados exitosos, los autores/as asumen que no todo está dicho. Por ende, consideran que este libro será de gran ayuda para investigadores/as interesados/as en el tema a fin de brindar herramientas que servirán de base para el desarrollo normativo ajustado a cada uno de los contextos en América Latina.
Download or read book La aplicaci n de instrumentos econ micos para disminuir la contaminaci n del agua written by Lilia Rodr?guez Tapia and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: En este art?culo en primer lugar se aborda el tema de los principales problemas ambientales enfrentados por la contaminaci?n del agua, en segundo lugar se plantea la importancia de someter a un tratamiento las aguas residuales y para terminar se describen las regulaciones impuestas a las descargas, las normas y el sistema de pago de derechos que se encuentran vigentes.
Download or read book Instrumentos econ micos para la protecci n del medio ambiente written by Juan Luis Martínez Merino and published by Publidisa. This book was released on 2008-02 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pocos temas concitan hoy el inter‚s, tanto cient¡fico como popular, como el que genera el deterioro del medio ambiente, y la conveniencia de aplicar medidas que reduzcan la contaminaci¢n y que ralenticen el cambio clim tico. Avanzar en el c lculo de los costes medioambientales para permitir una valoraci¢n mas precisa de las magnitudes econ¢micas globales, nos acercara mas a las visiones mas cercanas al mundo real, atenuar¡a ese divorcio entre econom¡a y realidad que denunciaba Robert Kennedy. La b£squeda de criterios de racionalidad econ¢mica en un mundo con contaminaci¢n. Identificar los costes y beneficios marginales sociales, en contraposici¢n a los de la naturaleza privada constituye el punto de partida de hasta donde estar¡a tolerado llegar en la contaminaci¢n ambiental. Finalmente, y en un terreno m s cercano a la Pol¡tica Econ¢mica, se situar¡a el tema de estudiar y valorar los costes y beneficios de medidas alternativas encaminadas a reducir la contaminaci¢n y responder las condiciones del medio ambiente.
Download or read book An lisis econ mico de la contaminaci n de aguas en Am rica Latina written by Jorge Quiroz and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The North American Mosaic written by Commission for Environmental Cooperation (Montréal, Québec). Secretariat and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The North American Mosaic has four overarching features. First, it is, to the extent feasible, based on comparable information on the status and trends of major indicators of the state of the environment in Canada,Mexico, and the United States. Second, the report confirms that these three countries together make up an incredibly complex, dynamic, and interconnected ecosystem in which humans play a dominant and decisive role. Third, the report raises important and sometimes disquieting questions concerning the sustainability of some current trends. Finally, the report is a reminder that our economic, social, and physical well-being are utterly dependent on the life-sustaining services provided by nature. This report emphasizes the importance of developing mutually compatible economic, social, and environmental goals and policies across the three-country region.
Download or read book The Soils of Argentina written by Gerardo Rubio and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-05-30 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first comprehensive book on Argentinian pedology. It discusses the main soil types of Argentina, their geographical distribution, classification, functions, agricultural use, ecological aspects, and the threats to which they have been subjected during centuries of intensive and extensive management. The description of the soils is accompanied by a complete set of data, pictures and maps, including benchmark profiles and an overview of the country's agricultural production. It also deals with future scenarios of the relationships between soil science and other disciplines and the main challenges that soil science will face in the future. Further, the book explores aspects of the main soil forming factors, such as climate, vegetation, geology and geomorphology, making use of new, unpublished data and elaborations, and presents a history of pedological research in Argentina.
Download or read book Border Environmental Education Resource Guide written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The understanding that some pesticides are more hazardous than others is well established. Recognition of this is reflected by the World Health Organization (WHO) Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard, which was first published in 1975. The document classifies pesticides in one of five hazard classes according to their acute toxicity. In 2002, the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) was introduced, which in addition to acute toxicity also provides classification of chemicals according to their chronic health hazards and environmental hazards.
Download or read book Cities of Tomorrow written by Peter Hall and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1997-02-18 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cities of Tomorrow is a critical history of planning in theory and practice in the twentieth century, as well as of the social and economic problems and opportunities that gave rise to it. Trenchant, perceptive, global in coverage, this book is an unrivalled account of its crucial subject. The third edition of Cities of Tomorrow is comprehensively revised to take account of abundant new literature published since its original appearance, and to view the 1990s in historical perspective. This is the definitive edition, reviewing the development of the modern planning movement over the entire span of the twentieth century.
Download or read book Making the Most of Scarcity written by and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "While water professionals have been advocating comprehensive water reforms for years and many countries have improved their water policies and institutions, some of the most politically sensitive elements of reform remain untouched. This report suggests that a series of factors are now emerging that represent a potential opportunity to break this impasse." "Making the Most of Scarcity will be of interest to readers working in the areas of agribusiness and markets, agriculture, urban and rural development, water supply, and water resources, as well as to those responsible for setting policies in the areas of environment, economics, and social protection."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Anaerobic Digestion Model No 1 ADM1 written by IWA Task Group for Mathematical Modelling of Anaerobic Digestion Processes and published by IWA Publishing. This book was released on 2002-02-01 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The IWA Task Group for Mathematical Modelling of Anaerobic Digestion Processes was created with the aim to produce a generic model and common platform for dynamic simulations of a variety of anaerobic processes. This book presents the outcome of this undertaking and is the result of four years collaborative work by a number of international experts from various fields of anaerobic process technology. The purpose of this approach is to provide a unified basis for anaerobic digestion modelling. It is hoped this will promote increased application of modelling and simulation as a tool for research, design, operation and optimisation of anaerobic processes worldwide. This model was developed on the basis of the extensive but often disparate work in modelling and simulation of anaerobic digestion systems over the last twenty years. In developing ADM1, the Task Group have tried to establish common nomenclature, units and model structure, consistent with existing anaerobic modelling literature and the popular activated sludge models (See Activated Sludge Models ASM1, ASM2, ASM2d and ASM3, IWA Publishing, 2000, ISBN: 1900222248). As such, it is intended to promote widespread application of simulation from domestic (wastewater and sludge) treatment systems to specialised industrial applications. Outputs from the model include common process variables such gas flow and composition, pH, separate organic acids, and ammonium. The structure has been devised to encourage specific extensions or modifications where required, but still maintain a common platform. During development the model has been successfully tested on a range of systems from full-scale waste sludge digestion to laboratory-scale thermophilic high-rate UASB reactors. The model structure is presented in a readily applicable matrix format for implementation in many available differential equation solvers. It is expected that the model will be available as part of commercial wastewater simulation packages. ADM1 will be a valuable information source for practising engineers working in water treatment (both domestic and industrial) as well as academic researchers and students in Environmental Engineering and Science, Civil and Sanitary Engineering, Biotechnology, and Chemical and Process Engineering departments. Contents Introduction Nomenclature, State Variables and Expressions Biochemical Processes Physicochemical Processes Model Implementation in a Single Stage CSTR Suggested Biochemical Parameter Values, Sensitivity and Estimation Conclusions References Appendix A: Review of Parameters Appendix B: Supplementary Matrix Information Appendix C: Integration with the ASM Appendix D: Estimating Stoichiometric Coefficients for Fermentation Scientific & Technical Report No.13
Download or read book A New roadmap for the Man and the Biosphere MAB Programme and its World Network of Biosphere Reserves written by UNESCO and published by UNESCO Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-20 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rural Women in Latin America written by Isis International and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Extent of Poverty in Latin America written by Oscar Altimir and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work originated in a research project for the measurement and analysis of income distribution in the Latin American countries, undertaken jointly by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the World Bank. The present paper presents estimates of the extent of absolute poverty for ten Latin American countries and for the region as a whole in the 1970s, on the basis of available household surveys and population censuses. They are based on country-specific poverty lines representing minimum acceptable levels of private consumption, drawn according to a food-based method. Such poverty lines - ranging from 150 to 250 dollars of annual household consumption per capita - express a normative definition of the absolute dimensions of poverty, partly based on expert appraisals and partly reflecting the actual behavior of low income households facing the life style projected by Latin American development. According to these estimates, 40 percent of Latin American households were poor at the beginning of the 1970s, the incidence of poverty being 26 percent in urban areas and 60 percent in rural areas. Urban poverty extended to more than one-third of urban households in some countries (Brazil, Colombia, Honduras) while affecting between 20 and 30 percent in others (Peru, Mexico, Venezuela), about 15 percent in Costa Rica and Chile and less than 10 percent in Argentina and Uruguay. The extent of poverty in rural areas would not be less than 20 percent in any case and would reach more than 60 percent in some countries. The corresponding poverty gaps were also estimated; in terms of total household income, they may represent manageable proportions (around 2-3 percent) in the better-off countries, but are in the 4-8 percent range in the bigger countries of the region and reach as much as 12 percent in Peru and 17 percent in Honduras.
Download or read book Investigaci n en sistemas de salud written by Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (Mexico) and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Defying Ocean s End written by Linda Glover and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2012-09-26 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If humankind were given a mandate to do everything in our power to undermine the earth's functioning, we could hardly do a better job than we have in the past thirty years on the world's oceans, both by what we are putting into it-millions of tons of trash and toxic materials-and by what we are taking out of it-millions of tons of wildlife. Yet only recently have we begun to understand the scale of those impacts. Defying Ocean's End is the result of an unprecedented effort among the world's largest environmental organizations, scientists, the business community, media, and international governments to address these marine issues. In June 2003, in the culmination of a year-long effort, they met specifically to develop a comprehensive and achievable agenda to reverse the decline in health of the world's oceans. As conservation organizations begin to expand their focus from land issues to include a major focus on preservation of the sea, it is increasingly apparent that we have to approach marine conservation differently and at much larger scale than we have to date. What's also clear is the magnitude and immediacy of the growing ocean concerns are such that no one organization can handle the job alone. Defying Ocean's End is a bold step in bringing the resources needed to bear on this vast problem before it is too late. It offers a broad strategy, a practical plan with priorities and costs, aimed at mobilizing the forces needed to bring about a "sea change" of favorable attitudes, actions, and outcomes for the oceans-and for all of us.
