Water management and the development of environmental indicators in Mexico and Canada: a comparative analysis

被引：1

作者：

Tiburcio Sanchez, Argelia ^{[1
]}

Perevochtchikova, Maria ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Geografia, Mexico City, DF, Mexico

[2] El Colegio Mexico, Ctr Estudios Demograficos Urbanos & Ambient, Mexico City, DF, Mexico

来源：

JOURNAL OF LATIN AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY | 2012年 / 11卷 / 02期

关键词：

water management; urban water; environmental indicators; Mexico; Canada;

D O I：

10.1353/lag.2012.0032

中图分类号：

P9 [自然地理学]; K9 [地理];

学科分类号：

0705 ; 070501 ;

摘要：

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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页码：145 / 165

页数：21