Developing Groundwater
A guide for rural water supply
Published on 15. December 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-1-85339-596-3 (ISBN)
Description
This manual details techniques for siting wells and boreholes, assessing the sustainability of sources, constructing and testing the yield of them, monitoring groundwater quality and the technical aspects of rural water supply in their socio-economic context, accounting for community concerns as well as engineering questions.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Rugby
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
603 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85339-596-3 (9781853395963)
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Persons
Alan MacDonald is a hydrogeologist at the British Geological Survey. He has worked extensively in Africa, Asia and the Pacific in partnership with government departments, NGOs, research institutes and rural communities. Much of his work has focused on the practical issues of developing groundwater resources for rural water supply.