Preface.- Water Quality Management in the Americas.- Water Quality Issues in Latin America.- Effectiveness of Market Approaches to Water Quality Management.- Role of Water Rights and Market Approaches to Water Quality Management in the Americas.- Using Economic Instruments in the Management of Nonpoint Source Water Pollution.- Water Quality Management. A Commentary.- Integrated Water Quality Management in Brazil.- Institutional Aspects of Water Quality in Sources: Introduction to Brazil's Case.- Water Quality Management in Cearß.- Water Quality Management in Mexico.- Water Quality Management: Missing Concepts and Experiences from Mexico and Central America.- Treatment of Urban Wastewater: Public Policies in a Local Context for Guanajuato, Mexico.- Legal and Institutional Framework for the Management of Water Quality in Argentina.- Economic Costs of Water Quality Management in Central America: Case Study of Costa Rica.- Water Quality Management in Chile through Economic Instruments.- Water Pollution Charges. Lessons Learned from Real Life: Colombian Experience.- Index.
EAN/ISBN : 9783540304449
Publisher(s): Springer, Berlin
Discussed keywords: Gewässerschutz, Grundwasserschutz
Format: ePub/PDF

Author(s): Biswas, Asit K. - Braga, Benedito - Tortajada, Cecilia