Water Resources of Chile
Chile is a privileged country in terms of water resources, with an average annual runoff of approximately 50,000 m3/person. However, water availability varies enormously in space, as less than 1,000 m3/person are available for more than 50% of the population. The temporal and spatial distribution of...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2021, 2021
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2021 |
| Series: | World Water Resources
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Chapter 1: Country profile
- Chapter 2: Climate and Weather in Chile
- Chapter 3: Precipitation, temperature and evaporation
- Chapter 4: Surface Water Resources
- Chapter 5: Groundwater resources
- Chapter 6: Snow cover and glaciers
- Chapter 7: Extreme Events, floods
- Chapter 8: Extreme Events, droughts
- Chapter 9: Catchment-Scale Natural Water Balance in Chile
- Chapter 10: Water Quality
- Chapter 11: River Basin Policy and Management
- Chapter 12: Agricultural Uses
- Chapter 13: Domestic uses of Water
- Chapter 14: Mining and Industrial Uses
- Chapter 15: Hydroelectric Uses
- Chapter 16: The Chilean forest sector and its relationship with water resources
- Chapter 17: Environmental and recreational uses
- Chapter 18: Economics of water resources
- Chapter 19: Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources
- Chapter 20: Impacts of Urbanization and Land Use Change over Water Resources
- Chapter 21: Water Resources Research in Chile
- Chapter 22: Challenges for thefuture