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El enfoque de la gestión comunitaria del agua en el Ecuador es un tema de vital importancia. El ejemplo del proyecto Pesillo-Imbabura, en donde la organización comunitaria fue fundamental para su ejecución, dio lugar a esta investigación. Reuniones de dirigentes, asambleas de usuarios, protestas, mingas, diálogo con distintos actores y con la cooperación fueron claves en el desarrollo del proyecto Pesillo: un ejemplo de cómo la unión y un objeto común son claves para tener resultados de desarrollo en territorios indígenas. Esta publicación recoge antecedentes históricos sobre las formas de acceso al agua hasta la creación de las Juntas de Administración de Agua Potable Comunitarias. Analiza tanto el derecho al agua como la organización comunitaria y, en Pesillo, encuentra un ejemplo que visibiliza la lucha por el agua a nivel nacional.

Hydrology & the hydrosphere --- Hydrology and the hydrosphere

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This book shares knowledge gained through water management related research. It describes a broad range of approaches and technologies, of which have been developed and used by researchers for managing water resource problems. This multidisciplinary book covers water management issues under surface water management, groundwater management, water quality management, and water resource planning management subtopics. The main objective of this book is to enable a better understanding of these perspectives relating to water management practices. This book is expected to be useful to researchers, policy-makers, and non-governmental organizations working on water related projects in countries worldwide.

Water --- Management. --- Hydrology --- Hydrology & the hydrosphere

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Water is an essential and basic human need for urban, industrial and agricultural use. While an abundance of fresh water resources is available, its uneven distribution around the globe creates challenges for sustainable use of this resource. Water conservation refers to an efficient and optimal use as well as protection of valuable water resources and this book focuses on some commonly used tools and techniques such as rainwater harvesting, water reuse and recycling, cooling water recycling, irrigation techniques such as drip irrigation, agricultural management practices, groundwater management, and water conservation incentives.

Estuarine ecohydrology. --- Ecohydrology --- Estuarine ecology --- Estuarine hydrology --- Hydrology & the hydrosphere

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The level of surface water quality protection is variable around the world in large part due to the relative effectiveness of environmental regulation and the degree to which science influences the regulatory process. In the United States, at the federal level, the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) has been an effective policy and water quality management tool for dealing with both point source and non-point source pollution. The TMDL provides a rational framework for estimating the assimilative capacity of the receiving water body for certain contaminants and applying factors of safety and incorporating acceptable levels of water quality criteria violation - provided the local stakeholders have a say in the decision making process. This collection of articles from around the world are good examples of the application of sound scientific principles to solve pressing water quality problems.

Hydrology. --- Aquatic sciences --- Earth sciences --- Hydrography --- Water --- Hydrology & the hydrosphere

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The field of groundwater hydrology and the discipline of hydrogeology have attracted a lot of attention during the past few decades. This is mainly because of the increasing need for high quality water, especially groundwater. This book, written by 15 scientists from 6 countries, clearly demonstrates the extensive range of issues that are dealt with in the field of hydrogeology. Karst hydrogeology and deposition processes, hydrogeochemistry, soil hydraulic properties as a factor affecting groundwater recharge processes, relevant conceptual models, and geophysical exploration for groundwater are all discussed in this book, giving the reader a global perspective on what hydrogeologists and co-scientists are currently working on to better manage groundwater resources. Graduate students, as well as practitioners, will find this book a useful resource and valuable guide.

Hydrogeology. --- Geohydrology --- Geology --- Hydrology --- Groundwater --- Hydrology & the hydrosphere