Calidad Ambiental y Desarrollo de Cuencas Hidrográficas: un ...

AbstractAbstractDuring the period 1970-1975, the Program of Regional Development of the Organization of AmericanStates and the Government of Argentina conducted regional development studies of the Bermejo RiverBasin in Northern Argentina and, in 1976 developed a methodology of river basin planning to considerthe environmental ramifications of development using the Río Bermejo investigation as a case study.This paper presents that methodology. It includes comments on the relationship between environment,development and river basin planning (Chapter 1) and recommends (Chapter 2) that an environmentalquality objective be included in the planning exercise; that environmental concerns receive explicitconsideration; that the dynamics and interactions affecting the system be considered; thatinterdisciplinary teams be involved; that the planning effort be closely coordinated with other planningentities having interest in the area; that the public, in some form, participate; that alternatives beformulated and that these include some that do not foreclose other potential development options; thatthe adverse and beneficial inputs of the proposed alternatives be assigned economic values wherepossible; and, that they be displayed for the use of the decision maker.Chapter 3 suggests that environmental concerns are best taken care of thru integrated planning andoutlines a methodology for river basin planning based on systems analysis.Chapter 4 presents a model for the evaluation and display of environmetal impacts which may be used atearly planning stages. Chapters 5 and 6 compare the methodology used in the Río Bermejo investigationsto that suggested by the pilot study.http://www.oas.org/usde/publications/Unit/oea69s/ch002.htm [4/26/2000 2:42:39 PM]