Description
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive volume presents the topic of water resources of Mexico from a different angle. Besides covering the geohydrology it also offers a brief account of the ancient water resources works, explains from where the water is coming, how the water is being used in homes and in the industry, how the dams are operated in the hurricane season, some aspects of the water-energy-food securities nexus and the expectations for the future in connection with global climate change.
The book is of interest to every one connected with the water resources of Mexico, e.g. federal and state employees of agencies related with water management, water supply and wastewater treatment. It is also of value to those in academia and employed at water related professional associations and the general public.
Table of ContentsPreface
Introduction, Jose A. Raynal-Villaseñor
Chapter 1 Precipitation in Mexico, Jose de Anda-Sanchez
Chapter 2 Groundwater in Mexico, Carlos Gutierrez-Ojeda and Oscar A. Escolero-Fuentes
Chapter 3 Geohydrology in Mexico, Ignacio Reyes-Cortes and Abundio Osuna-Vizcarra
Chapter 4 Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Mexico, Carlos R. Fonseca-Ortiz, Carlos A. Mastachi-Loza, Carlos Diaz-Delgado and Maria V. Esteller Alberich
Chapter 5 Data Models for River Basin Management in Mexico, Carlos Patiño-Gomez and Paul Hernandez-Romero
Chapter 6 Domestic and Industrial Water Use and Consumption in Mexico, Maria E. Raynal-Gutierrez
Chapter 7 Development of Hydraulic Infrastructure in Mexico, Humberto Marengo-Mogollon
Chapter 8 Wastewater Treatment in Mexico, Cynthia G. Tabla-Vazquez , Alma C. Chavez-Mejia, Maria T. Orta-Ledesma , Rosa M. Ramirez-Zamora
Chapter 9 Climate Change and Water Resources in Mexico, Polioptro Martinez-Austria
Chapter 10 Water Security and Sustainability in Mexico, Felipe I. Arreguin-Cortes and Claudia E. Cervantes-Jaimes
Chapter 11 Expected Impacts on Agriculture due to Climate Change in Northern Mexico, Carlos Escalante-Sandoval
Chapter 12 Dams Operation Policy in Mexico during Hurricanes Season, Juan Pablo Molina-Aguilar, Alfonso Gutierrez-Lopez, Ivonne Cruz-Paz
Chapter 13 Hydrologic and Hydraulic Works of the Aztec Civilization, Jose A. Raynal-Villaseñor
Chapter 14 Analysis of the Spatial Dependence of Rainfall Fields in the Southeast of Mexico, Using Directional Variograms,Alfonso Gutiérrez-López, Marilú Meza-Ruiz, José Vargas-Baecheler
Chapter 15 Possible Scenarios of Global Warming Impacts on the Evaporation in Mexico,
Jose A. Raynal-Villaseñor, Maria E. Raynal-Gutierrez, Bryan Zegarra-Ybarra
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