| Groundwater Flow Understanding: From Local to Regional Scale Contributor(s): Carrillo Rivera, J. Joel (Editor), Ortega Guerrero, M. Adrian (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415436788 ISBN-13: 9780415436786 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: Any sustainable groundwater development programme requires knowledge of the prevailing flow system extending from local to regional scale. This book of selected papers discusses integral groundwater management with scale flow issues and presents methods for defining, preventing, controlling and mitigating negative environmental impacts related to groundwater. Emphasizing the importance of the sustainable development of groundwater and its social and economic implications, it highlights specific issues such as trans-boundary groundwater flow, groundwater recharge, groundwater mining, and groundwater flow in thick aquifers. The book will interest groundwater researchers, professionals, and students, providing new insights into the procedures and processes that are influenced by the scale of the groundwater flow system. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Earth Sciences - Geology - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - Water Supply - Technology & Engineering | Civil - General |
| Dewey: 551.49 |
| LCCN: 2007024300 |
| Series: Selected Papers on Hydrogeology |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.7" W x 9.5" (1.05 lbs) 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Any sustainable groundwater development programme requires knowledge of the prevailing flow system, extending from local to regional scale. This book of selected papers discusses integral groundwater management with scale flow issues and presents methods of defining, preventing, controlling and mitigating negative environmental impacts related to groundwater. It highlights specific issues such as trans-boundary groundwater flow, groundwater recharge, groundwater mining, and groundwater flow in thick aquifers, and stresses the importance of the sustainable development of groundwater and its social and economic implications. The book will interest groundwater researchers and professionals, students, government administrators and educators, providing new insights into the procedures and processes that are influenced by the scale of the groundwater flow system. |