作者: Helmut Lehn , James McPhee , Joachim Vogdt , Gerhard Schleenstein , Laura Simon
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-11544-8_12
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摘要: This chapter analyses the sustainability performance of water resource and service management in Metropolitan Region Santiago de Chile, adopting perspectives. By comparing targets with current situation, we address deficits identify potential risks to opportunities for sustainable development. On basis this assessment, summarize some most pressing issues that pose suggest mitigation alternatives. population projections historical fresh data, find per capita availability could decrease from 767 1,100 today 575–825 m3 year by 2030 a normal year, shifting Chile position stress one scarcity. become critical semi-rural localities surrounding urban core, which are currently outside concession area major drinking utilities. Although sewage treatment has improved considerably last 10 years, several reaches natural streams remain at risk as result unregulated liquid emissions solid waste disposal. Storm is still mostly confined development vast collection disposal infrastructure, without significant investment distributed systems. Hence flooding lower areas city remains high, compounding other social problems city.