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Titre(s) : Water for food security and well-being in Latin America and the Caribbean [Texte imprimé] : social and environmental implications for a globalized economy / edited by Bárbara A. Willaarts, Alberto Garrido, M. Ramón Llamas
Publication : New York : Routledge, 2014
Description matérielle : xxii, 432 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm
Collection : Earthscan studies in water resource management
Lien à la collection : Earthscan studies in water resource management
Comprend : Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Introduction ; ch. 1 Water and food security
in Latin America and the Caribbean: regional opportunities to cope with global challenges
; pt. 2 Setting the scene ; ch. 2 Water resources assessment ; ch. 3 Trends in land
use and ecosystem services in Latin America ; ch. 4 Socio-economic megatrends for
water and food security in Latin America ; ch. 5 Globalization and trade ; ch. 6
Tracking progress and links between water and food security in Latin America and the
Caribbean ; pt. 3 Water for food and non-food ; ch. 7 Water and agriculture ; ch.
8 Water security and cities ; ch. 9 Water, energy, bioenergy, industry and mining
; pt. 4 Economic, legal and institutional factors for achieving water and food security
; ch. 10 Water efficiency: status and trends ; ch. 11 Reforming water governance
structures ; ch. 12 The role of stakeholders in water management ;
Contents note continued: ch. 13 Economic instruments for allocating water and financing
services ; ch. 14 Legal framework and economic incentives for managing ecosystem
services ; ch. 15 Rethinking integrated water resources management: towards water
and food security through adaptive management.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"This volume addresses fundamental issues surrounding water management and food security
in the rapidly developing Latin America and Caribbean region. It focuses on four key
themes: setting out the background to water, nature and food in the region; drivers
of changing conditions; pressures and challenges; and responses and enabling conditions"
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Willaarts, Bárbara A.. Éditeur scientifique
Garrido, Alberto. Éditeur scientifique
Llamas, Manuel Ramón. Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Gestion des ressources en eau -- Région caraïbe
Gestion des ressources en eau -- Amérique latine
Qualité de l'eau -- Amérique latine
Qualité de l'eau -- Région caraïbe
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780415713689 (hardback). - ISBN 0415713684 (hardback). - ISBN 9781315883137
(erroné) (ebk)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb438089100
Notice n° :
FRBNF43808910
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