Screen LibraryWater for food security and well-being in Latin America and the Caribbean : social and environmental implications for a globalized economy /
"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...
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Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2014. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Earthscan studies in water resource management
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| Summary: |
"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"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xxii, 432 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780415713689 (hardback) : 0415713684 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | TD227 |
| CLC: | TV213 |
| Call Number: | TV213/W324-14 |
| Contents: |
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. |