Between water policies and efforts to calm thirst: the «aqueduct of the desert» in the unirrigated drylands of Lavalle, Mendoza

<div class="WordSection1"><p>The «aqueduct of the desert» is a necessary and iconic water works for the unirrigated area of the department of Lavalle, Mendoza. However, nearly ten years on from the beginning of its design and construction, it is disconnected from the provincial...

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Main Authors: María Virginia GROSSO CEPPARO, Laura María Torres
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca 2015-04-01
Series:América Latina Hoy
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Online Access:https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/1130-2887/article/view/11826
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description <div class="WordSection1"><p>The «aqueduct of the desert» is a necessary and iconic water works for the unirrigated area of the department of Lavalle, Mendoza. However, nearly ten years on from the beginning of its design and construction, it is disconnected from the provincial water policy and exhibits structural limitations which impede the solving of problems such as water disputes between unirrigated oasis-lands, water scarcity, and historical reparation to environmental injustice.</p></div>
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spellingShingle María Virginia GROSSO CEPPARO
Laura María Torres
Between water policies and efforts to calm thirst: the «aqueduct of the desert» in the unirrigated drylands of Lavalle, Mendoza
América Latina Hoy
agua potable
políticas
infraestructura
tierras secas
injusticia ambiental
mendoza
title Between water policies and efforts to calm thirst: the «aqueduct of the desert» in the unirrigated drylands of Lavalle, Mendoza
title_full Between water policies and efforts to calm thirst: the «aqueduct of the desert» in the unirrigated drylands of Lavalle, Mendoza
title_fullStr Between water policies and efforts to calm thirst: the «aqueduct of the desert» in the unirrigated drylands of Lavalle, Mendoza
title_full_unstemmed Between water policies and efforts to calm thirst: the «aqueduct of the desert» in the unirrigated drylands of Lavalle, Mendoza
title_short Between water policies and efforts to calm thirst: the «aqueduct of the desert» in the unirrigated drylands of Lavalle, Mendoza
title_sort between water policies and efforts to calm thirst the aqueduct of the desert in the unirrigated drylands of lavalle mendoza
topic agua potable
políticas
infraestructura
tierras secas
injusticia ambiental
mendoza
url https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/1130-2887/article/view/11826
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