| Climate Change and Groundwater: Planning and Adaptations for a Changing and Uncertain Future: Wsp Methods in Water Resources Evaluation Series No. 6 2021 Edition Contributor(s): Maliva, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 3030668126 ISBN-13: 9783030668129 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $123.49 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Earth Sciences - Hydrology - Nature | Natural Disasters - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.52 lbs) 350 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book attempts to bridge the gap between the climate change research and decision-making communities by exploring the impacts of climate change on groundwater from a more applied perspective. Global climate change will impact groundwater demands, quality, and available supplies, and rising sea level may cause water tables to rise, inundating low-lying coastal areas. Groundwater will increasingly be needed to perform a stabilization role in mitigating fluctuations in the supply of surface waters, serving as a buffer against droughts. Climate change has become a frequent subject in the mass media, and the academic literature on the subject is now enormous. An impediment to climate change adaptation with respect to water is a poor link between the climate change research community and the actual decision-makers responsible for water supply planning. Key issues explored are methods for evaluating potential impacts on climate change on local groundwater systems, the adaptation of decision-making process, and how climate change adaptation can be mainstreamed into the water supply planning. |