Sustaining Groundwater Resources A Critical Element in the Global Water Crisis

Sustaining Groundwater Resources A Critical Element in the Global Water Crisis / edited by J. Anthony A. Jones.

Burgeoning population and climate change are among the most critical challenges facing the 21st century. Both have critical implications for groundwater resources, especially in many developing countries where resources are already under pressure. Due to low rainfall and high evaporation in parts of...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Jones, J. Anthony A. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edition:1st ed. 2011.
Series:International Year of Planet Earth
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Water pollution.
Hydrology.
Hydrogeology.
Physical geography.
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Online Access:Click to view e-book
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Table of Contents:
  • Groundwater in Peril
  • Groundwater and Health: Meeting Unmet Needs in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Karst, Uranium, Gold and Water – Lessons from South Africa for Reconciling Mining Activities and Sustainable Water Use in Semi-arid Karst Areas: A Case Study
  • Arsenic Distribution and Geochemistry in Island Groundwater of the Okavango Delta in Botswana
  • Sustainability of Groundwater Resources in the North China Plain
  • Groundwater Management in a Land Subsidence Area
  • Climate Change and Groundwater
  • Linking Runoff to Groundwater in Permafrost Terrain
  • Geography of the World’s Groundwater: A Hierarchical Approach to Scale-Dependent Zoning
  • WHYMAP and the Groundwater Resources Map of the World 1:25,000,000
  • Overview of a Multifaceted Research Program in Bénin, West Africa: An International Year of Planet Earth Groundwater Project
  • Groundwater Artificial Recharge Solutions for Integrated Management of Watersheds and Aquifer Systems Under Extreme Drought Scenarios
  • Groundwater in the 21st Century – Meeting the Challenges
  • Index.

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