WATER AVAILABILITY AND SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS AS LIMITING FACTORS FOR REGIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTHEAST OF BRAZIL: ASPECTS OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH

摘要

On the basis of earlier groundwater studies as well as from development projects funded on a national and/or international basis, it must be stated that expected benefits to the country and society are often minimally perceptible. Taking a holistic view of water resources, of structures of water management and feasible future scenarios reveals that obstacles to progress are found within the context of environmental problems and seemingly are dominated by problems concerning social structures, society and the economy.