| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Environmental science and engineering, Environmental engineering, 1863-5520 |
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Environmental science and engineering (Springer (Firm)). Environmental engineering.
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| Contents |
Part 1. Arid Regions Water Management and Issues -- Introduction -- Aridity and Drought -- Part 2. Arid Lands Geology and Hydrogeology: An Overview -- Geology of Arid Lands -- Aquifer Concepts in Arid Lands -- Introduction to Aquifer Hydraulics -- Part 3. Water Budget and Recharge -- Water Budget -- Precipitation and Evapotranspiration -- Recharge Concepts and Settings -- Sustainability and Safe Yield -- Part 4. Water Resources Assessment Methods -- Water Resources Assessment Methods: Assessment of Groundwater Resources -- Recharge Measurement in Arid and Semiarid Regions -- Environmental Isotopes -- Wadi Recharge Evaluation -- Microgravity -- Compaction and Land Subsidence -- Surface and Airborne Geophysics -- Borehole Geophysical Techniques -- Remote Sensing -- Geographic Information Systems -- Groundwater Flow and Solute-Transport Modeling -- Part 5. Water Management Techniques -- Ancient Water Management -- Rainwater, Stormwater, and Fog Harvesting -- Managed Aquifer Recharge -- Riverbank Filtration -- Coastal Water Management Issues -- Domestic and Agricultural Water Conservation -- Part 6. Desalination -- Desalination: Desalination in Arid Lands -- Environmental Issues in Desalination -- Part 7. Wastewater Reuse in Arid Lands -- Wastewater Reuse -- Wastewater Reuse Health and Safety Issues -- Managed Aquifer Recharge and Natural Water Treatment Processes in Wastewater Reuse -- Part 8. Water Policy and Management -- Water Policy and Governance -- Religious and Cultural Influences on Water Management -- Economics -- Integrated Water Resources Management -- Non-Renewable Groundwater Resources -- Transboundary Water Management -- Part 9. Global Climate Change -- Overview and Impacts on Arid Land Water Resources -- Adaptation and Mitigation of Global Climate Change in Arid Lands -- Part 10. Conclusions |
| Summary |
A large part of the global population lives in arid lands which have low rainfall and often lack the water required for sustainable population and economic growth. This book presents a comprehensive description of the hydrogeology and hydrologic processes at work in arid lands. It describes the techniques that can be used to assess and manage the water resources of these areas with an emphasis on groundwater resources, including recent advances in hydrologic evaluation and the differences between how aquifer systems behave in arid lands versus more humid areas. Water management techniques are described and summarized to show how a more comprehensive approach to water management is required in these areas, including the need to be aware of cultural sensitivities and conditions unique to many arid regions. The integration of existing resources with the addition of new water sources, such as desalination of brackish water and seawater, along with reusing treated wastewater, will be required to meet future water supply needs. Also, changing climatic conditions will force water management systems to be more robust so that future water supply demands can be met as droughts become more intense and rainfall events become more intense. A range of water management techniques are described and discussed in order to illustrate the methods for integrating these measures within the context of arid lands conditions |
| Analysis |
Geography |
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Hydraulic engineering |
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Environmental pollution |
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Earth Sciences |
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Environmental Science and Engineering |
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Hydrogeology |
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Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| SUBJECT |
Trockengebiet. swd |
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Grundwasser. swd |
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Hydrogeologie. swd |
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Wasserreserve. swd |
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Wassermangel. swd |
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Wassernutzung. swd |
| Subject |
Water resources development.
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Arid regions.
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water resources development.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Water Supply.
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Arid regions
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Water resources development
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Missimer, T. M.
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| ISBN |
9783642291043 |
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364229104X |
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3642291031 |
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9783642291036 |
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