The Paraná River Basin : managing water resources to sustain ecosystem services / edited by Chris D. Metcalfe, Pablo Collins, Mirta L. Menone, and José G. Tundisi.
"This book provides insight into the hydrology, ecosystem services and management of water resources in the Paraná River basin, including the importance of water to the socio-economic development of the countries within the watershed. Running through Brazil. Paraguay and Argentina, the Paraná R...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge,
2020.
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| Series: | Earthscan series on major river basins of the world.
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| Summary: | "This book provides insight into the hydrology, ecosystem services and management of water resources in the Paraná River basin, including the importance of water to the socio-economic development of the countries within the watershed. Running through Brazil. Paraguay and Argentina, the Paraná River and its watershed is home to some of South America's major population centers as well as important ecosystems threatened by development. At the same time, the river is also a major resource driving the economies of the nations within its boundaries. This volume examines the impacts of environmental degradation, and the tradeoffs between the energy sector and the maintenance of ecosystem services. In particular, it focuses on the threats from development to sensitive ecosystems within the basin and the challenges of transboundary management of water resources. In addition to presenting wider perspectives on water management, the volume specifically covers water infrastructure, aquatic ecosystems, water quality, geomorphological Influences and the impact of climate change. Finally, by assessing each country's current status in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals this volume provides a timely analysis as national governments within the basin are becoming increasingly concerned about the sustainability of the freshwater ecosystems within the Paraná River basin. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of water and natural resource management, environmental policy, sustainable development and Latin American studies. It will also be relevant to water management professionals"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 187 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780429317729 0429317727 9781000069716 1000069710 9781000069693 1000069699 9781000069730 1000069737 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 24, 2020) |
| Biographical or Historical Data: | Chris D. Metcalfe is a Senior Advisor forLatin America and Caribbean at the UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health in Canada. He is also a Professor in the Schoolin the School of the Environment at Trent University in Canada. Mirta L. Menone has been a Lecturer at the University of Mar del Plata (UNMDP) since 2000. Since 2005, she has been a Researcher supported by the National Research Council of Argentina working at the Institute of Marine and Coastal Research at UNMDP. Pablo Collins is a Researcher supported by the National Research Council of Argentina, working at the National Institute of Limnology, and is also a Professor at the National University of El Litoral, both in Santa Fe, Argentina. José G. Tundisi has been a Full Professor of Environmental Quality at FEEVALE University in Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil since 2009. |