Water Resources Of Chile

Author : Bonifacio Fernández,Jorge Gironás
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030569013

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Water Resources of Chile by Bonifacio Fernández,Jorge Gironás Pdf

Chile is a privileged country in terms of water resources, with an average annual runoff of approximately 50,000 m3/person. However, water availability varies enormously in space, as less than 1,000 m3/person are available for more than 50% of the population. The temporal and spatial distribution of water resources is driven by processes highly variables across a country with different climates explained not only by a large range of latitudes (from 17° to 56° south), but also the presence of the Pacific Ocean and the Andes with peaks up to 7000 m. This geography makes of Chile a true natural laboratory in which water is essential for the society and the economy of the country. The relevance of water resources for the country has become even more significant in the context of a mega-drought that has affected practically the entire territory in recent years, although large floods such as those in Atacama 2015 and 2017 also take place periodically. This unique book brings together the state-of-art knowledge about the hydrology of Chile and its water resources, with a particular focus on quantitative aspects. The chapters are prepared by many of the most relevant researchers and practitioners working in water resources in the country. High-quality research contributions on climate and meteorology, surface and subsurface hydrology, water quality, water monitoring, water resource and global change, among other issues, are presented in this unique book, which offers a useful guide for academicians, researchers, practitioners and managers dealing with diverse water-related issues in Chile and other regions with similar characteristics

Author : Guillermo Donoso
Publisher : Springer
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-27
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783319767024

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Water Policy in Chile by Guillermo Donoso Pdf

This book offers a detailed examination of the main sources of Chile’s water, its principle consumers, the gap between supply and demand, hydrological droughts, and future projected impacts of climate change. It describes, analyzes and evaluates the performance of water policies, laws and institutions, identifies the main challenges that Chile needs to face and derives lessons learnt from Chile’s reform experience. Expert contributors discuss such topics as Chile’s water policy, and the reasoning which explains its policy reform. The book presents and evaluates the performance of the legal and institutional framework of water resources. It also describes efforts to meet actual demands for water by augmenting supplies with groundwater management, waste water re-use and desalination and improve the state of water ecosystems. The last chapter presents the editor’s assessment and conclusions. The case of Chile is illustrative of a transition from command and control to market based management policies, where economic incentives play a significant role in water management.

Author : Renato Gazmuri S.
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Agricultural administration
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Chilean Water Policy by Renato Gazmuri S. Pdf

Author : Nathaniel Wollman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Water resources development
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173025465803

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The Water Resources of Chile by Nathaniel Wollman Pdf

Author : Margot Hill
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400757967

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Climate Change and Water Governance by Margot Hill Pdf

The book presents detailed case studies examining the Rhône Basin in the Canton Valais, Switzerland and the Aconcagua Basin in Valparaiso, Chile. In order to understand and assess the interplay of complex and interlinked environmental and socio-economic issues, the author looks beyond the technology, modelling, engineering and infrastructure associated with water resources management and climate change adaptation, to assess the decision-making environment within which water and adaptation policy and practices are devised and executed.

Author : Robert R. Hearne,K. William Easter
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0821335286

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Water Allocation and Water Markets by Robert R. Hearne,K. William Easter Pdf

World Bank Technical Paper No. 315. Focuses on water allocation problems and the performance of water markets in improving allocation. By examining specific case studies in Chile, it demonstrates that water can no longer be treated as a free good and that better ways must be found to improve its allocation and use. The findings suggest that market transfer of water use rights in the study area produce economic gains both in intersectoral trade and trade among farmers and create rents for buyers and sellers.

Author : Monica Ríos Brehm,Jorge Quiroz
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821333070

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The Market for Water Rights in Chile by Monica Ríos Brehm,Jorge Quiroz Pdf

Reviews labor market outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa and analyzes what is required to spur economic growth through increased efficiency of physical and human capital. World Development Report 1995: Workers in an Integrating World examines ways of improving labor outcomes in low- and middle-income economies. This regional perspective focuses on Sub-Saharan Africa in relation to the four areas in need of labor policy reform that were identified in the Report: development strategy, international integration, labor market interventions, and transformation to greater market orientation. The paper reviews labor market outcomes in the region and analyzes what is required to achieve economic growth through increased efficiency of physical and human capital. It examines Africa's role in the world economy and why greater integration is essential to the region. It also discusses labor policies and how workers in the region are affected by the transition to open development strategies. The prospects for the region's growing labor force are briefly reviewed.

Author : Jaime Donoso
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Chile
ISBN : UTEXAS:059172017987340

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Chile and Its Water Resources by Jaime Donoso Pdf

Author : United Nations Development Programme. Special Fund Component
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 5 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:24182556

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Chile: Water Resources Development in the Norte Grande (CHI 35) by United Nations Development Programme. Special Fund Component Pdf

Author : Pedro Martinez-Santos,Maite M. Aldaya,M. Ramón Llamas
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-03
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781315794099

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Integrated Water Resources Management in the 21st Century: Revisiting the paradigm by Pedro Martinez-Santos,Maite M. Aldaya,M. Ramón Llamas Pdf

Integrated water resources management advocates a coordinated approach for managing water resources in a way that balances social and economic needs with concern for the environment. While potentially useful, integrated water management is also controversial. Supporters believe that the multi-dimensional nature of water can only be understood and m

Author : Rui Alexandre Castanho
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : 179988483X

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Sustainable Development Goals, Climate Change, and Digitalization Challenges in Planning by Rui Alexandre Castanho Pdf

"In the last few years, with the world changing considerably, this book looks into the many obstacles, barriers, and opportunities pertaining to the future planning of our territories and cities to achieve the sustainable development goals taking into account climate changes and the shift towards the digitalization"--

Author : Elizabeth Jane Macpherson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108473064

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Indigenous Water Rights in Law and Regulation by Elizabeth Jane Macpherson Pdf

A detailed study of the engagement of state law with indigenous rights to water in comparative legal and policy contexts.

Author : Edson de Oliveira Vieira,Samuel Sandoval-Solis,Valmir de Albuquerque Pedrosa,J. Pablo Ortiz-Partida
Publisher : Springer
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030165659

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Integrated Water Resource Management by Edson de Oliveira Vieira,Samuel Sandoval-Solis,Valmir de Albuquerque Pedrosa,J. Pablo Ortiz-Partida Pdf

This book presents case studies that share important experiences regarding Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) in various countries. Following an introduction to theoretical concepts, responsibilities, and challenges, the subsequent chapters address, among other topics, an analysis of policies and regulations for water management in Brazil, the drivers that led California to adapt to the IWRM framework, and the international regulations for water markets and water banking in Australia and Chile. The implications of climate change for water resource systems in Mexico are discussed, as well as management strategies from California that could potentially serve as IWRM adaptation schemes in Mexico. Critical cases from Guanacaste (Costa Rica), and from Zayandehrud River Basin and Lake Urmia (Iran) are reviewed in terms of management practices and solutions. The book also provides an overview of the current availability and use of water resources in South Korea, and discusses the management of and international water law instruments for transboundary groundwater in Africa.

Author : Carl J. Bauer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136527746

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Siren Song by Carl J. Bauer Pdf

Increasing scarcity, conflict, and environmental damage are critical features of the global water crisis. As governments, international organizations, NGOs, and corporations have tried to respond, Chilean water law has seemed an attractive alternative to older legislative and regulatory approaches. Boldly introduced in 1981, the Chilean model is the worlds leading example of a free market approach to water law, water rights, and water resource management. Despite more than a decade of international debate, however, a comprehensive, balanced account of the Chilean experience has been unavailable. Siren Song is an interdisciplinary analysis combining law, political economy, and geography. Carl Bauer places the Chilean model of water law in international context by reviewing the contemporary debate about water economics and policy reform. He follows with an account of the Chilean experience, drawing on primary and secondary sources in Spanish and English, including interviews with key people in Chile. He presents the debate about reforming the law after Chile‘s 1990 return to democratic government, as well as emerging views about how water markets have worked in practice. The resulting book provides insights about law, economics, and public policy within Chile and lessons for the countries around the world that are wrestling with the challenges of water policy reform.

Author : Teresa Moreno (Ph. D.),Wes Gibbons
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Science
ISBN : 186239220X

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The Geology of Chile by Teresa Moreno (Ph. D.),Wes Gibbons Pdf

This book is the first comprehensive account in English of the geology of Chile, providing a key reference work that brings together many years of research, and written mostly by Chilean authors from various universities and other centres of research excellence. The 13 chapters begin with a general overview, followed by detailed accounts of Andean tectonostratigraphy and magmatism, the amazingly active volcanism, the world class ore deposits that have proven to be so critical to the welfare of the country, and Chilean water resources. The subject then turns to geophysics with an examination of neotectonics and earthquakes, the hazardous frequency of which is a daily fact of life for the Chilean population. There are chapters on the offshore geology and oceanography of the SE Pacific Ocean, subjects that continue to attract much research not least from those seeking to understand world climatic variations, and on late Quaternary land environments, concluding with an account examining human colonization of southernmost America. The geological evolution of Chile is the c. 550 million year history of a continental margin over 4000 km long. During his voyage on H.M.S. Beagle, an extended visit to Chile (1834-35) had a profound impact on Charles Darwin, especially on his understanding of volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis.