LEADER 04205oam 2200505 450 001 9910484902303321 005 20210528200556.0 010 $a3-030-56901-2 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-56901-3 035 $a(CKB)4100000011631565 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-56901-3 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6420715 035 $a(PPN)252516613 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011631565 100 $a20210528d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aWater resources of Chile /$fBonifacio Fernández and Jorge Gironás (editors) 205 $a1st ed. 2021. 210 1$aCham, Switzerland :$cSpringer,$d[2021] 210 4$d©2021 215 $a1 online resource (XVIII, 433 p. 136 illus., 110 illus. in color.) 225 1 $aWorld Water Resources,$x2509-7385 ;$v8 311 $a3-030-56900-4 327 $aForeword -- 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 the future. 330 $aChile is a privileged country in terms of water resources, with an average annual runoff of approximately 50,000 m3/person. However, water availability varies enormously in space, as less than 1,000 m3/person are available for more than 50% of the population. The temporal and spatial distribution of water resources is driven by processes highly variables across a country with different climates explained not only by a large range of latitudes (from 17 to 56 south), but also the presence of the Pacific Ocean and the Andes with peaks up to 7000 m. This geography makes of Chile a true natural laboratory in which water is essential for the society and the economy of the country. The relevance of water resources for the country has become even more significant in the context of a mega-drought that has affected practically the entire territory in recent years, although large floods such as those in Atacama 2015 and 2017 also take place periodically. This unique book brings together the state-of-art knowledge about the hydrology of Chile and its water resources, with a particular focus on quantitative aspects. The chapters are prepared by many of the most relevant researchers and practitioners working in water resources in the country. High-quality research contributions on climate and meteorology, surface and subsurface hydrology, water quality, water monitoring, water resource and global change, among other issues, are presented in this unique book, which offers a useful guide for academicians, researchers, practitioners and managers dealing with diverse water-related issues in Chile and other regions with similar characteristics. 410 0$aWorld Water Resources,$x2509-7385 ;$v8 606 $aWater resources development$zChile 606 $aWater resources development 607 $aChile 615 0$aWater resources development 615 0$aWater resources development. 676 $a333.9100983 702 $aFernández García$b Bonifacio 702 $aGironás$b Jorge 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910484902303321 996 $aWater Resources of Chile$92595520 997 $aUNINA