Mexico City's Water Supply
Mexico City's Water Supply

Author: The Joint Academies Committee on the Mexico City Water Supply

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1995-05-22

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 0309587948

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This book addresses the technical, health, regulatory, and social aspects of ground water withdrawals, water use, and water quality in the metropolitan area of Mexico City, and makes recommendations to improve the balance of water supply, water demand, and water conservation. The study came about through a nongovernmental partnership between the U.S. National Academy of Sciences' National Research Council and the Mexican Academies of Science and Engineering. The book will contain a Spanish-language translation of the complete English text.

Thirsty Cities
Thirsty Cities

Author: Danilo J. Anton

Publisher: IDRC

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 1552501086

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Many cities in Latin America and the Caribbean are experiencing a water crisis as sources become exhausted or degraded. Urbanization, deteriorating infrastructures with a lack of funds for repairs, and inadequate polices are conspiring to cause water shortages. People are becoming concentrated in megacities, such as Mexico City with a population of almost 23 million, that have outgrown their water-supply systems. Urban areas are increasingly incapable of supplying water and sewer systems for their populations. By the year 2020, more than 500 million inhabitants of Latin America (two-thirds of.

OECD Studies on Water Water and Cities Ensuring Sustainable Futures
OECD Studies on Water Water and Cities Ensuring Sustainable Futures

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2015-04-13

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 9264230149

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This report focuses on the urban water management challenges facing cities across OECD countries, and explores both national and local policy responses with respect to water-risk exposure, the state of urban infrastructures and dynamics, and institutional and governance architectures.

Water 4.0
Water 4.0

Author: David Sedlak

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2014-01-28

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 030017649X

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The little-known story of the systems that bring us our drinking water, how they were developed, the problems they are facing, and how they will be reinvented in the near future

Safe Water From Every Tap
Safe Water From Every Tap

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1996-12-30

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 0309175437

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Small communities violate federal requirements for safe drinking water as much as three times more often than cities. Yet these communities often cannot afford to improve their water service. Safe Water From Every Tap reviews the risks of violating drinking water standards and discusses options for improving water service in small communities. Included are detailed reviews of a wide range of technologies appropriate for treating drinking water in small communities. The book also presents a variety of institutional options for improving the management efficiency and financial stability of water systems.

Asian Water Development Outlook 2020
Asian Water Development Outlook 2020

Author: Asian Development Bank

Publisher: Asian Development Bank

Published: 2020-12-01

Total Pages: 331

ISBN-13: 9292626175

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The Asian Water Development Outlook (AWDO) 2020 assesses national water security across Asia and the Pacific, focusing on five key dimensions: rural, economic, urban, environmental, and water-related disaster. Despite considerable achievements in Asia and the Pacific since the AWDO 2013 edition, 1.5 billion people in rural areas and 0.6 billion in urban areas still lack adequate water supply and sanitation. Sound water management and access to reliable service delivery remain vital to inclusive economic growth and social well-being, especially after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. This edition includes two new sections highlighting the importance of finance and governance to water security as well as case studies demonstrating how the AWDO has influenced policy development in four countries.