Management of Water Resources in Protected Areas

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. Purification and reuse of wastewaters in rural communities

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Wastewater Problems in Rural Communities, Their Influence on Sustainable Management in Protected Areas

      • J. L. Corvea, Y. Martínez, A. Blanco, I. de Bustamante Gutiérrez, J. M. Sanz

      Pages 3-9

   3. Wastewater Treatment and Reuse as a Tool for the Social and Environmental Improvement of Populations Within Protected Environments

      • A. de Miguel, J. M. Sanz, I. de Bustamante Gutiérrez, A. de Tomás, J. L. Goy

      Pages 11-19

   4. Systems Design of Wastewater Treatment by Extensive Purification Technologies: Application in Chiapas, Mexico

      • M. Navarro, I. de Bustamante Gutiérrez

      Pages 21-28

   5. Proposal of a Slow Filter of Sand for the Treatment of Water at House Level in Protected Areas

      • L. Ramírez Medina, N. S. Pérez Duarte, G. Barrera Ramos

      Pages 29-36

3. Impact of public use on water resources

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 37-37

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   2. Environmental Impact of Human Activities on Water Resources and Its Characterization for Management and Planning of Natural Areas “Las Batuecas-Sierra Francia” and “Quilamas” (Salamanca, Spain)

      • A. M. Martínez-Graña, J. L. Goy Goy, I. de Bustamante Gutiérrez, C. Zazo Cardeña

      Pages 39-45

   3. Human Effect Over the Chemical Denudation Development in the Coastal Limestone Aquifer, Havana Southern Plane, Cuba

      • J. R. Fagundo Castillo, J. Pajón Morejón, P. González Hernández, M. Suárez Muñoz, C. Melián Rodríguez

      Pages 47-55

   4. Hydrogeochemical Processes Effect Over the Water Quality in the Coastal Limestone Aquifer of Güira-Quivicán, Havana Southern Plane, Cuba

      • J. R. Fagundo Castillo, P. González Hernández, M. Suárez Muñoz, R. Hernández Díaz, C. Melián Rodríguez

      Pages 57-65

4. Vulnerability and risk of aquifers

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67

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   2. Characterization of the Vulnerability to the Contamination in Defined Areas of the Vento Aquifer, Validated with Geophysical Methods

      • I. Pedroso Herrera, M. J. Fundora, F. Méndez, M. Guerra, I. González

      Pages 69-76

   3. Assessing the Vulnerability of Groundwater Pollution at Sensitive Areas by Geophysical Methods

      • Y. Diaz, M. Himi, J. C. Tapias, L. Rivero, X. Font, A. Casas

      Pages 77-85

   4. Mapping Groundwater Vulnerability in Guanahacabibes National Park, Western of Cuba

      • C. Díaz-Guanche, C. Aldana-Vilas, H. Farfán-González

      Pages 87-94

   5. First Outcomes in the Application of PaPRIKa Method to Assess Aquifer Vulnerability in Tropical Karst Mountain: Santo Tomás Watershed: Viñales National Park, Cuba

      • H. Farfán-González, V. Plagnes

      Pages 95-101

   6. Assessment of Groundwater Protection Zones at the Viñales National Park, Cuba

      • H. Farfán, J. L. Corvea, I. de Bustamante Gutiérrez

      Pages 103-110

5. Design and management water resources in protected areas

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111

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   2. Flood Hazard Mapping of the Yeltes River Basin for Planning of Natural Spaces “Los Batuecas-Sierra de Francia” and “Quilamas” and Their Area of Influence (Salamanca, Spain)

      • A. M. Martínez-Graña, J. L. Goy-Goy, C. Zazo Cardeña

      Pages 113-119

   3. Estimation of Water Excess in the Medium and High Basins of Yanuncay River (Cuenca-Ecuador) by Approximation of Monthly: Distributed Water Balance

      • J. Fernández de Córdova W., J. A. Pascual

      Pages 121-128

   4. Sustainable Management of Hydraulic Resources in Sagua la Grande Basin (Villa Clara Province, Cuba), a Simulation Model with Systems Dynamics

      • L. Bucarano Montano, J. I. Yeras Díaz-Veliz

      Pages 129-135

Natural ecosystems are heavily dependent on water, as it is essential to the development of life. The ecology and landscape play an important role in the quality and availability of water. It is no coincidence that exceptional hydrological phenomena are found in protected areas. Such is the case with, for example, the geothermic occurrences (principally, geysers) in America's Yellowstone National Park , the oldest park in the world. The Ramsar wetlands (where the ecosystem’s dependency on water is strongly evident), The Iguaçu Falls (on the border of Argentina and Brazil), or the Zapata Swamp (the largest of its kind on the Caribbean island of Cuba) further exemplify this point. However, in many cases, the conservation strategies for hydraulic resources in protected areas are ignored, or simply deprived of the attention they require. There are many types of suitable management strategies for planning and protecting our valuable treasures. Hydraulic resource management in protected areas is something that must not be separated from these conservation measures. The first Symposium for the Management of Hydraulic Resources in Protected Areas was intended to be a framework of communication about experiences with water resource management in protected areas. Advances in research and possible solutions to the problems within these areas were discussed. The contributions in this proceedings volume are grouped under seven main themes: Purification and reuse of wastewater in rural communities; Impact of public use on water resources; Vulnerability and risks associated with aquifers, Design and management water resources in protected areas; Research and monitoring of water resources in protected areas; Water and its importance as a source of renewable energy in protected spaces; and Geodiversity and conservation of areas with hydraulic heritage.

• Water
• conservation
• environment
• management
• protected areas
• hydrogeology
• water policy
• water quality and water pollution

• Centro de Visitantes, Parque Nacional Vinales, Pinar del Rio, Cuba

  Hermes Farfán González, José Luis Corvea Porras

• Universidad de Alcalá, Geology Department, Edificio de Ciencias, Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), Spain

  Irene de Bustamente Gutiérrez

• PELA GeoEnvironmental, Inc., Tuscaloosa, USA

  James W. LaMoreaux

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