Egyptian coastal lakes and wetlands are among the most productive wetland ecosystems in the world. This volume explores their current status and how it can be maintained and improved. It describes the five Northern coastal lakes, their origin, physical and chemical properties and current development activities, and discusses the challenges facing these lakes, such as shrinking, pollution, degradation, and adaptive management. Further topics include hydrodynamics and modeling techniques, as well as strategies for the sustainable development of these valuable resources. The book closes with a concise summary of the conclusions and recommendations presented in the chapters. As such, it offers an invaluable resource for the academic community and postgraduate students, as well as for environmental managers and policymakers.

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An Overview of Egyptian Northern Coastal lakes.- Land use in Egyptian coastal lakes: opportunities and challenges.- Adaptive Management Zones of Egypt's Lakes and Depressions.- Sediments Contaminations in Egypt's Northern Coastal Lakes.- Chemical and Physical properties of Egyptian shallow coastal lake.- Lake El-Manzala Characteristics and Main Challenges.- Phytoplankton Ecology along the Northern Egyptian lakes: Status, Pressures and Impacts.- Status and Trends of the Egyptian coastal lakes Macrobenthos.- Lakes and their Hydrodynamics.- Basics of Lake Modelling with Applications.- Numerical simulation of Lake Mariout, Egypt.- A Three-Dimensional Circulation Model of Lake Bardawil, Egypt.- Update, Conclusions and Recommendations of Egyptian Coastal Lakes: Characteristics and Hydrodynamics.