Water and Cities in Latin America Challenges for Sustainable Development [Hardcover]

Approximately 80 per cent of the population of Latin America is concentrated in urban centres. Pressure on water resources and water management in cities therefore provide major challenges. Despite the importance of the issues, there has been little systematic coverage of the topic in book form.

This work fills a gap in the literature by providing both thematic overviews and case study chapters. It reviews key aspects of why water matters in cities and presents case studies on topics such as groundwater management, green growth and water services, inequalities in water supply, the financing of water services and flood management. Detailed examples are described from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru, and there is also a chapter comparing lessons which might be learnt from US cities. Contributing authors are drawn from both within and outside the region, including from the Inter-American Development Bank, OECD and World Bank to set the issues in a global context.

Introduction 

Ismael Aguilar-Barajas, J?rgen Mahlknecht, Jonathan Kaledin, Marianne Kjell?n and Abel Mej?a-Betancourt 

Part 1: Water, Cities and Financing 

1. Water, Cities and Sustainable Development: Setting the Scene 

Ismael Aguilar-Barajas 

2. Why Does Understanding the Urban Water Link Matter? 

Abel Mej?a-Betancourt 

3. Challenges and Policy Options for Financing Urban Water and Sanitation 

Anthony Cox and Peter B?rkey 

Part 2: Managing Water and Sanitation Services 

4. Urban Water Management in S?o Paulo to Achieve Universal Access to Water Supply and Sanitation Services 

Dilma Pena 

5. Water SelÎ