Environmental Sustainability Issues In The South Texas Mexico Border Region

Download or read book Environmental Sustainability Issues in the South Texas–Mexico Border Region written by David Ramirez and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-08-26 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental sustainability issues in a fragile, semi-arid region and its coastal area, which experience climate changes from extreme drought conditions to the effects of hurricanes over a period of weeks to years, provide specific challenges for the ecosystems and the populations existing within the region. The research presented focuses on the problems and some solutions specific to the South Texas-Mexico border region, on both sides of the Rio Grande, focusing on water and air pollution.