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Title Management of Latin American river basins : Amazon, Plata, and São Francisco / edited by Asit K. Biswas [and others]
Published Tokyo : United Nations University Press, ©1998

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Description 1 online resource (volumes 1)
Series Water resources management and policy series
Water resources management and policy series.
Contents Foreword / Reizo Utagawa -- Preface / Asit K. Biswas -- pt. I. The Amazon river basin. 1. Sustainable water-resources development of the Amazon basin / B. Braga, E. Salati and H. Mattos de Lemos. 2. The Amazon policy of Colombia / Fabio Torrijos Quintero. 3. The Amazon Cooperation Treaty: A mechanism for cooperation and sustainable development / Manuel Picasso Botto -- pt. II. The Plata river basin. 4. The hydrology of the Upper Paraguay basin / Carlos E.M. Tucci, Fernando Genz and Robin T. Clarke. 5. Water-resources management of the Plata basin / Victor Pochat
Summary "Increasing populations, the environmental stresses of economic development, and water-related public health risks make sustainable water management increasingly complex. As per-capita demand for water in developing countries is steadily increasing, analysis indicates that the cost of future water source development will be double to triple the cost of similar projects in the current decade."--BOOK JACKET. "This book gathers expert analyses of issues surrounding three of Latin America's largest and most important rivers, including inter-state and intra-state conflicts over their fair and sustainable use."--Provided by publisher
Notes UNUP-1012"--Title page verso
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Water-supply -- Latin America -- Management -- Congresses
Water resources development -- Amazon River Watershed -- Congresses
Water resources development -- Río de la Plata Watershed -- Congresses
Water resources development -- Brazil -- São Francisco River Watershed (Minas Gerais-Alagoas and Sergipe) -- Congresses
Water resources development -- International cooperation -- Congresses
Sustainable development -- Latin America -- Congresses
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
Sustainable development
Water resources development
Water resources development -- International cooperation
Water-supply -- Management
Amazon River Watershed
Brazil -- São Francisco River Watershed (Minas Gerais-Alagoas and Sergipe)
Latin America
South America -- Río de la Plata Watershed
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings
Form Electronic book
Author Biswas, Asit K
Latin American Water Forum (1997 : São Paulo, Brazil)
ISBN 0585214174
9780585214177
9789280810127
928081012X