Groundwater Management Practices

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-415-61987-5
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 436 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 997 g

Reihe: IAHR Monographs

Groundwater is an indispensable resource in many parts of the world, where it supports domestic water supply, irrigated agriculture and industry. Its increased, and often intensive, use during the last half century has created problems and raised concerns regarding the potential depletion of local aquifers, water quality degradation and various geologic hazards such as land subsidence and sinkholes. This volume includes contributions by experts from several countries who describe different groundwater management practices in their part of the world and discuss measures and actions in response to the challenges associated with the sustainability of groundwater use and the protection of the groundwater environment, as well as the evolution of legal and institutional framework needed for their implementation. It discusses past and present practices and various aspects of the regulatory and legal framework of groundwater management in Japan, China, India, Iran, Australia, the United States, Spain, Denmark, Switzerland and the European Union, and reviews recent efforts to improve the management of transboundary aquifer resources.

Zielgruppe

Professional and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Findikakis, Angelos N.

Sato, Kuniaki

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Wasserbau
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Energie- & Versorgungswirtschaft Wasserwirtschaft
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Wasserversorgung, Wasseraufbereitung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Wasserversorgung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction;
Groundwater Management Case Studies;
Special Technical Issues;
Regulatory and Legal Issues

Über Autor(innen)

Kuniaki Sato, Angelos N. Findikakis