One of the Springer volumes commemorating the International Year of Planet Earth, this book covers central issues related to groundwater, such as pollution and falling water tables, and assesses the state of the art in groundwater science and exploration.

State-of-the-art review of groundwater science and management.

Comprehensive up-to-the-minute analysis of current problems with groundwater resources.

Thorough discussion of projected problems in the near future Recommendations for achieving sustainability.

Klappentext

State-of-the-art review of groundwater science and management. Comprehensive up-to-the-minute analysis of current problems with groundwater resources. Thorough discussion of projected problems in the near future Recommendations for achieving sustainability.

Zusammenfassung

State-of-the-art review of groundwater science and management.

Comprehensive up-to-the-minute analysis of current problems with groundwater resources.

Thorough discussion of projected problems in the near future Recommendations for achieving sustainability.

Inhalt

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 21stCentury Meeting the Challenges.- Index