Management of Hydrological Systems

Holger Benavides Muñoz finished his bachelor¿s degree in 1999, at the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL, Ecuador). In 2005, he obtained the IDB International Certificate in "Formulation and project management" from the National Polytechnic University (BID-UPN), and that same year he was awarded his Master's degree in "Management of projects for development" at the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL, Ecuador). He obtained a university specialist degree in "Urban water management" in 2007 from the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV, Spain) and he obtained his doctorate in "Hydraulic engineering and environment" in 2010 from the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV, Spain). He is currently a professor of the Water Resources section of the Department of Geology, Mines and Civil Engineering at the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL, Ecuador).

Management of Hydrological Systems aims for sustainable water management, through contingent water valuation, showing the reader in a didactic way the procedure to follow in mountain basins. The text is recommended not only for water resource managers and decision- and policymakers but also for students and teachers.

Introduction. Baseline of Study. Market Study on Drinking Water. Contingent Valuation of the Water Service. Context and Environmental Problems. Climate Change. Conclusions and Recommendations.