La gestión del agua y el desarrollo de indicadores ambientales en México y Canadá: un análisis comparativo

Type Journal Article - Journal of Latin American Geography
Title La gestión del agua y el desarrollo de indicadores ambientales en México y Canadá: un análisis comparativo
Author(s)
Volume 11
Issue 2
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2012
Page numbers 145-165
URL http://www.colmex.mx/academicos/cedua/mariap/pdfs/Articulos/2012-La gestión del agua y el​desarrollo de indicadores ambientales en México y Canadá un análisis comparativo.pdf
Abstract
One major barrier in the effective implementation of integrated urban water is the missing operable indicators or criteria for indicating implementation success. Canada is recognized as a country leader in the development of environmental indicators; thus this study proposes a comparative analysis with the aim of finding proposals for Mexico, as well as identifying limitations in implementation. Based on a combination of documental research and fieldwork the following areas were compared: Problems in water management; the institutional framework of existing environmental indicators; and the use of indicators of water management. From the country and city-level analysis of Mexico City and Montreal we observe a strong difference in water management systems which are reflected in the type of proposed indicators. But in both cases there are very few urban water-related indicators and a lack of coordination and organization of the data that result in poor use by the decision-makers.

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