ABSTRACT

First Published in 2011. Water is a scarce resource in the arid zones of Latin America and is sure to become more so. Population growth and rising income, coupled with rapid urbanization, assure continued steep increases in demand for water for irrigation and for industrial and municipal uses. This monograph offers an overall methodology and systematic analysis of a region’s water problem.

chapter 1|7 pages

Introduction

chapter 3|16 pages

The role of government

chapter 4|18 pages

The past as prologue

chapter 5|37 pages

Water use efficiency

chapter 7|32 pages

Alternative growth patterns within Cuyo

chapter 8|9 pages

Summary and conclusions