Mexico City's Water Supply:

Improving the Outlook for Sustainability

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Size: 256 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1995

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The Joint Academies Committee on the Mexico City Water Supply, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council, Academia Nacional de la Investigacion Cientifica, A.C., Academia Nacional de Ingenieria, A.C.
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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 ...
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Front Matter	i-xvi
1 Overview	1-3	(skim)
2 The Mexico City Metropolitan Area	4-7	(skim)
3 Description of the Mexico City Aquifer and its Exploitation	8-18	(skim)
4 Water Supply, Distribution, and Disposal	19-38	(skim)
5 Water Quality and Health Concerns	39-52	(skim)
6 Water Demand Management	53-70	(skim)
7 Institutional Issues	71-77	(skim)
8 Conclusions and Recommendations	78-88	(skim)
References	89-98	(skim)
Appendix A: Committee Member Biographies	99-104	(skim)
Appendix B: Study Affiliates	105-107	(skim)
Spanish Version: El Suministro de Agua de la Ciudad de Mexico: Mejorando la Sustentabilidad	108-123	(skim)
1 Panorama	124-126	(skim)
2 La Zona Metropolitana del Valle de Mexico	127-130	(skim)
3 Descripcion del Acuifero de la Ciudad de Mexico y su Explotacion	131-142	(skim)
4 Abastecimiento, Distribucion y Aguas de Desecho	143-163	(skim)
5 Calidad del Agua y Problemas de Salud	164-178	(skim)
6 Administracion de la Demanda de Agua	179-198	(skim)
7 Aspectos Institucionales	199-205	(skim)
8 Conclusiones y Recomendaciones	206-217	(skim)
Referencias	218-227	(skim)
Apendice A: Biografias de los Miembros del Comite	228-234	(skim)
Apendice B: Asociados al Proyecto	235-237	(skim)
Errata	238-238	(skim)

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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.

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Improving the Outlook for Sustainability

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