Download or read book The great book of water Latin America written by Xylem Watermark and published by Xylem Watermark. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water is so prevalent in our lives that we don’t see it, it becomes transparent. But the truth is that, today more than ever, we need to preserve this valuable resource in a sustainable way. Xylem Inc., through its Watermark program, invites you to read this book and discover many things about this vital element that today is being threatened, from its properties as a molecule to how it is distributed to our houses. We want this book to contribute to our Latin American region, so children and young people learn from these words and take action… because every drop counts!
Download or read book The Water Resources of Latin America written by United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Water Resources of Latin America Regional Report written by United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Water Resources of Latin America and the Caribbean and Their Utilization written by United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Aqua Vitae written by Gerald Augusto Corzo Perez and published by Springer. This book was released on 2024-06-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive book presents an analytical journey through the relationship between water and Latin American societies, offering an engineering perspective on historical water resource utilization. The book unravels the integral role water has played in the cultural, technological, and socio-economic development of the region, providing a foundational reference for engineers, academics, and researchers. The book's exploration into water's perception and usage throughout history provides key insights into how human activity has impacted water resources and vice versa. It presents a meticulous examination of water as both a natural and cultural phenomenon, identifying its essential role in sustaining life and ecosystems, as well as its potential for causing devastation through disease and natural disasters. We delve into the complexities of water's role in society, illustrating how it is woven into the fabric of everyday life, religious ceremonies, and global events. The book also underscores the varying significance and implications of water across different regions within Latin America. The narrative unfolds across three major sections: Technology, Water Management, and Socio-Cultural-Economical Impact. The 'Technology' section examines the evolution of water-related technologies and their significant socio-economic implications. The 'Water Management' part offers a holistic perspective on water resource management practices, both historical and contemporary. The final section delves into the societal implications of water use, including conflicts arising from political and economic decisions related to this crucial resource. Designed for engineers, environmental scientists, and policy-makers, this book provides a unique blend of historical context, technical knowledge, and socio-cultural insights. It offers an invaluable resource for those seeking to understand the interplay between engineering practices, water resources, and societal developments in Latin America. It serves as a springboard for further research and informed decision-making in water resource management and policy, fostering a greater understanding of the myriad ways in which water influences and is influenced by human activity.
Download or read book Water and Territory in Latin America written by Vladimir Arana and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-05-28 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses in the current situation of water resources, water supply and sanitation, and population movement in Latin America. It identifies new phenomena and challenges that will put more pressure on water resources in the near future and that will create important socioeconomic constraints in population and their governments. This volume offers an evaluation of water resources availability and consumption, water supply and sanitation shortages, management models and population growth and territory occupation trends in eighteen Latin American countries. Also a set of recommendations, policy proposals and projects is outlined.
Download or read book The Water Resources of Latin America written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book WATER MANAGEMENT IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN written by Jorge Alejandro Silva Rodríguez de San Miguel and published by 3Ciencias. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Human Right to Water in Latin America written by Anna Berti Suman and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Human Right to Water in Latin America, Anna Berti Suman investigates the development of the right to water and of water law in the Latin American context, illustrating the Latin American contribution in stimulating the social, political, and economic debate on the right to water, regionally and worldwide.
Download or read book Managing Transboundary Waters of Latin America written by Asit K. Biswas and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Definitive analyses of transboundary water management in Latin America are conspicuous by their absence. The situation is a little better for rivers compared to groundwater resources. Transboundary water management in Latin America has been evolving in a somewhat different manner compared to other continents. The book includes eight authoritative case studies of Latin American transboundary rivers and aquifers, as well as a thinkpiece on the complexities of managing aquifers based on global experiences. The case studies are of different scales, ranging from the mighty Amazon to small Silala. The overall focus of the book is on ways in which such difficult and complex rivers and aquifers that are shared by two or more countries can be managed efficiently and equitably, and on the lessons, both positive and negative, that other regions can learn from the Latin American experience. This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of Water Resources Development.
Download or read book Water and Cities in Latin America written by Ismael Aguilar-Barajas and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-05-08 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approximately 80 per cent of the population of Latin America is concentrated in urban centres. Pressure on water resources and water management in cities therefore provide major challenges. Despite the importance of the issues, there has been little systematic coverage of the topic in book form. This work fills a gap in the literature by providing both thematic overviews and case study chapters. It reviews key aspects of why water matters in cities and presents case studies on topics such as groundwater management, green growth and water services, inequalities in water supply, the financing of water services and flood management. Detailed examples are described from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru, and there is also a chapter comparing lessons which might be learnt from US cities. Contributing authors are drawn from both within and outside the region, including from the Inter-American Development Bank, OECD and World Bank to set the issues in a global context.
Download or read book A Guide to Water Resources Administration in the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean written by United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Water Resources of Latin America and Their Utilization written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Water Resources of Latin America and the Caribbean written by Nations Unies. Commission économique pour l'Amérique latine et les Caraïbes. Water resources unit and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Water Resources of Latin America and the Caribbean written by Naciones Unidas. Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Opposing Currents written by Vivienne Bennett and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2005-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extrait de la couverture : "Looming or full-blown water crises that threateb communities worlwide and increasing attention to the devastating effects of water shortages and pollution have resulted in a proliferation of policies and principles for sustainable water management. The contributors to [the book] demonstrate that women not only should become central to water management at the local level, but, in fact, already are. After an in-depth review of gender and water management issues, [this document] highlights various regional efforts to improve water accessibility and usability, suggesting new ways of thinking about gender and the environment."
Download or read book Hydrocriticism and Colonialism in Latin America written by Mabel Moraña and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2023-10-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hydrocriticism and Colonialism in Latin America is organized around the critical and theoretical “turn” known as hydro-criticism, an innovative approach to the study of the ways in which bodies of water (oceans, seas, rivers, archipelagos, lakes, etc.) impact the study of history, culture, and society. This volume proposes a hydro-critical approach to issues related to the colonial period. The analysed texts demonstrate not only the presence of water and oceanic trajectories as metaphorical devices, but the inherent implication of navigation, ports, islandic territories, drainage systems, floodings and the like in configuration of collective imaginaries, from colonial times to the present. This book encompasses studies of the decisive role water played in the world view from/about the “New World” since the discovery, both for the monarchy and the church, and the impact of oceanic journeys for the advancement of colonization and slavery. In chapters that combine historical, linguistic, literary and ethnographic approaches, this volume constitutes an attempt to expand the scope and methodology of colonial studies. At the same time, the continuity of maritime perspectives reaches the analysis of contemporary literature, thus demonstrating the importance of this critical paradigm for the study of Caribbean cultures. In this respect, studies particularly illuminate the connection between popular beliefs and oceanic dimensions, as well as on issues of gender and ethnicity.
