In the two past decades, the topic of water resources has occurred more abundantly, the water has become the object of many research institutions. While in the 19th and 20th centuries of human progress took place under the sign of coal and oil, today is coming to the forefront the issue of availability of water resources and the related need for effective management which would assure an even distribution. This diploma thesis aims to highlight the problems of water resource management, offers options which would be theoretical focused and an example case study to show what the consequences may have a system which is implemented in isolation without consideration for other inter-sector policy. The context which involves on the current situation of water shortage in Mexico City is identified and analyzed.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-10T10:44:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ROSIELI BARBAS BORGES.pdf: 1399941 bytes, checksum: cf88d6d0d9433988adff657fc8fdde68 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-08-29 / To disseminate the culture returned for administration and planning of the water resources, providing to the presents and future generations well-being and the maintenance of the water becomes vital as there is the indiscriminate use of the water resources for the society. In this perspective, this study presents and discusses the problem regarding the use of the waters and its scarcity. Focus was given to the superficial waters, elucidating the proposals of conservation of this natural resource through its administration in Brazil. It was also verified the reality of the State of Goiás, detaching the River Basin of Meia Ponte, the more densely town and where was created the first basin committee of the State. The used method is the bibliographical research as rising instrument and analysis of information. The result that is reflected in the current study is the search for the transformation of the traditional concept of the water as inexhaustible resource for a strategic vision, that incorporates in its bulge the modern instruments propitiated by the administration of the water resources. However, it is fact that the concern with the preservation of the water still doesn't come as a total reality in Brazil and in Goiás, but the present analysis suggests as measures that object to transform the current situation, the decentralized, participatory and integrated administration of the water resources. Finally, the proposal of this research opens doors for future understanding possibilities with respect to the rational use of the water. / Disseminar a cultura voltada para gestão e planejamento dos recursos hídricos, proporcionando às presentes e futuras gerações bem-estar e a manutenção da água se torna vital à medida que há o uso indiscriminado dos recursos hídricos pela sociedade. Nesta perspectiva, este estudo apresenta e discute a problemática referente ao uso das águas e sua escassez. Foi dado enfoque às águas superficiais, elucidando as propostas de conservação deste recurso natural através de seu gerenciamento no Brasil. Verificou-se também a realidade do Estado de Goiás, destacando a Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Meia Ponte, a mais densamente povoada e onde foi criado o primeiro comitê de bacia do Estado. O método utilizado é a pesquisa bibliográfica como instrumento de levantamento e análise de informações. O resultado que se reflete no atual estudo é a busca pela transformação do tradicional conceito da água como recurso inesgotável para uma visão estratégica, que incorpore no seu bojo os modernos instrumentos propiciados pela gestão dos recursos hídricos. Porém, é fato que a preocupação com a preservação da água ainda não se apresenta como uma realidade total no Brasil e em Goiás, mas a presente análise sugere como medidas que objetivam transformar a atual situação, a gestão integrada, descentralizada e participativa dos recursos hídricos. Por fim, a proposta desta pesquisa abre portas para futuras possibilidades de conscientização no que tange ao uso racional da água.

The study investigates the contribution of WDM towards mitigating scarcity of potable water in cities with particular reference to Bulawayo.WDM origins and its successes are traced. The study classifies scarcity representations into four categories and reveals that the scarcity in Bulawayo satisfies all the four representations hence calls it total scarcity. The research employed document study, questionnaires, interviews and a focus group to collect data. Document study revealed that water restrictions successfully mitigate the scarcity in Bulawayo. Field work partially confirmed the usefulness of WDM in the life of the city and revealed the need to synchronize the conceptualizations of WDM among different stakeholders in order for the paradigm to do even more in terms of mitigating scarcity. The results were interpreted in terms of TPB. The key recommendation of the study is that the city invests in water use behaviour change in order to realise huge water savings. / Development Studies / M.A. (Development Studies)

The study investigates the contribution of WDM towards mitigating scarcity of potable water in cities with particular reference to Bulawayo.WDM origins and its successes are traced. The study classifies scarcity representations into four categories and reveals that the scarcity in Bulawayo satisfies all the four representations hence calls it total scarcity. The research employed document study, questionnaires, interviews and a focus group to collect data. Document study revealed that water restrictions successfully mitigate the scarcity in Bulawayo. Field work partially confirmed the usefulness of WDM in the life of the city and revealed the need to synchronize the conceptualizations of WDM among different stakeholders in order for the paradigm to do even more in terms of mitigating scarcity. The results were interpreted in terms of TPB. The key recommendation of the study is that the city invests in water use behaviour change in order to realise huge water savings. / Development Studies / M.A. (Development Studies)