Community-based water monitoring in Cotacachi

dc.contributor.authorRuiz-Cordova, Sergioen
dc.contributor.authorDuncan, B. L.en
dc.contributor.authorDeutsch, William G.en
dc.contributor.authorGómez, N.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialAndesen
dc.coverage.spatialCotacachien
dc.coverage.spatialEcuadoren
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T19:45:32Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T19:45:32Zen
dc.date.issued2006en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractThis chapter discusses some of the main ramifications of Cotacachi's unsafe and unreliable water supply. In particular, water is a public health issue, becoming a primary vector for spreading a number of diseases and bacterial infections throughout the watershed. Specifically, the chapter evaluates and explores capacity to manage water systems in Cotacachi through community organizations.en
dc.description.notesBA-2 (SANREM-Andes Research)en
dc.format.mimetypetext/plainen
dc.identifier3973en
dc.identifier.isbn0-85199-949-2en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/68240en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherCambridge, MA: CABI Publishingen
dc.relation.ispartofIn: Rhoades, R.E. (ed.). Development with Identity: Community, Culture, and Sustainability in the Andes, 236-250en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright CAB International 2006en
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectWater policyen
dc.subjectCommunity institutionsen
dc.subjectCommunity managementen
dc.subjectIndigenous communityen
dc.subjectWater useen
dc.subjectLocal governanceen
dc.subjectWater qualityen
dc.subjectWater pollutionen
dc.subjectWater supplyen
dc.subjectPublic healthen
dc.subjectWaterborne diseasesen
dc.subjectGovernance Watersheden
dc.titleCommunity-based water monitoring in Cotacachien
dc.typeAbstracten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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