Emerging issues in groundwater resources /

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Imprint:Switzerland : Springer, 2016.
Description:1 online resource (xi, 414 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:English
Series:Advances in water security
Advances in water security (Springer (Firm))
Subject:
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11265597
Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other authors / contributors:Fares, Ali, editor.
ISBN:9783319320083
3319320084
9783319320069
3319320068
Notes:Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 24, 2016).
Summary:This book discusses how emerging groundwater risks under current and potential climate change conductions reduce available groundwater resources for domestic use, and agriculture and energy production. The topics discussed throughout this book are grouped into five sections; (i) Sea Level Rise, Climate Change, and Food Security, (ii) Emerging Contaminants, (iii) Technologies and Decision Support Systems, (iv) Surface Water-Groundwater Interactions, and (v) Economics, and Energy Production and Development. This book is unique and different from other groundwater hydrology books in that it uses a holistic approach in investigating the risks related to groundwater resources. This book will be of interest to a wide audience in academia, governmental and non-governmental organizations, and environmental entities. This book will greatly contribute to a better understanding of the emerging risks to groundwater resources and should help responsible stakeholders make informed decisions in this regard.
Other form:Print version: Emerging issues in groundwater resources. [Cham], Switzerland : Springer, ©2016 xi, 414 pages Advances in Water Security 9783319320069