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.
Produkt-Info
Previously published in hardcover
Reihe
Auflage
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Springer International Publishing
Zielgruppe
Illustrationen
129
20 s/w Abbildungen, 131 farbige Tabellen, 129 farbige Abbildungen
XI, 414 p. 149 illus., 129 illus. in color.
Maße
Höhe: 235 mm
Breite: 155 mm
Dicke: 24 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-3-319-81175-8 (9783319811758)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-32008-3
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