Water Sustainability at the River Grande Basin, Brazil: An Approach Based on the Barometer of Sustainability.

ABSTRACT: Water resources are fundamental for the social and economic development of a country and sustainability is the best approach to treat water-related problems. Therefore, sustainability studies of water resources are deemed urgent. Sustainability analysis methods should enable space-temporal monitoring, decision-making, and development of policies necessary for water governance. Furthermore, sustainability analysis methods should also integrate environment and socioeconomic variables into a single system. In this context, this study aimed to assess the water sustainability conditions of the River Grande Basin (BHRG), Brazil, before the implementation of the Integrated Water Resources Plan (IWRP), using the Barometer of Sustainability tool (BS). The River Grande basin was in an "almost unsust

SUBMITTER: Guidolini JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6266740 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature