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Andean hydrology / editors, Diego A. Rivera, Laboratory of Comparative Policy in Water Resources Management, Departmento de Recursos Hídricos, Facultad de Ingeniería Agrícola, Universidad de Concepción, Vincente Méndez, ChillA?n, Chile, Al

Contributor(s): Godoy-Faundez, Alex [editor.] | Rivera, Diego A [editor.] | Saavedra, Mario Lillo [editor.]Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (xx, 271 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781315155982; 9781351642507Subject(s): Hydrologic cycle -- Andes | Hydrology -- Research -- Andes | Mountain watersheds -- AndesAdditional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification: 551.480983 LOC classification: GB719.C5 | A53 2018Online resources: Click here to view.

Contents:

chapter 1 Competing Uses and Access to Hydrological Resources in Upstream Peasant Communities of the Cañete River Watershed, Perú / Maria Claudia Tristán Febres Genowefa Blundo-Canto Gisella S. Cruz-Garcia Marcela Quintero Piedad Pareja Cabrejos -- chapter 2 Socio-environmental issues related to mineral exploitation in the andes / Douglas Aitken Alex Godoy-Faundez Oscar Jaime Restrepo-Baena Diego Rivera Neil McIntryre -- chapter 3 Waters of Andean Indigenous Peoples / Amaya Álvez Verónica Delgado Fernando Ochoa Carla Cid -- chapter 4 Modeling for Management / Wendy Francesconi Natalia Uribe Jefferson Valencia Marcela Quintero -- chapter 5 Mass Balance and Meteorological Conditions at Universidad Glacier, Central Chile / Christophe Kinnard Shelley MacDonell Michal Petlicki Carlos Mendoza Martinez Jakob Abermann Roberto Urrutia -- chapter 6 Participatory Monitoring of the Impact of Watershed Interventions in the Tropical Andes / Boris F. Ochoa-Tocachi Wouter Buytaert Bert De Bièvre -- chapter 7 A Framework for agricultural water management support following the 2010 maule earthquake / Rodriguez Jenna S.L. Ustin Sam Sandoval Solis Diego Rivera Salazar Toby OGeen -- chapter 8 Hydrochemical and Tracer Monitoring to Assess Runoff Generation from Semi-arid Andean Headwater Catchments / A. Nauditt A. Rusman C. Schüth L. Ribbe P. Álvarez -- chapter 9 Isotopic characterization of waters across chile / R. Sánchez-Murillo E. Aguirre-Dueñas M. Gallardo-Amestica P. Moya-Vega C. Birkel G. Esquivel-Hernández J. Boll -- chapter 10 Hydrological Modeling to Assess Runoff in a Semi-arid Andean Headwater Catchment for Water Management in Central Chile / S. Penedo-Julien A. Nauditt A. Künne M. Souvignet P. Krause.

Summary: "This book describes the ecosystem of the Andean watersheds, covering the Californian valley, tropical Andes, and southern Andes. Case studies of the new methods and techniques used for hydrological research in the Andes are provided, and sustainability issues pertaining to Andean water resources are discussed in the context of climate change, social and economic issues, and public policy. Furthermore, the impact of economic development on the Andean ecosystem, specifically the effect on the water cycle and the water-energy-food nexus, are examined."--Provided by publisher.

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"This book describes the ecosystem of the Andean watersheds, covering the Californian valley, tropical Andes, and southern Andes. Case studies of the new methods and techniques used for hydrological research in the Andes are provided, and sustainability issues pertaining to Andean water resources are discussed in the context of climate change, social and economic issues, and public policy. Furthermore, the impact of economic development on the Andean ecosystem, specifically the effect on the water cycle and the water-energy-food nexus, are examined."--Provided by publisher.