Karst Water Environment

Advances in Research, Management and Policy

Tamim Younos, Madeline Schreiber, Katarina Kosič Ficco (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

XVI, 274 Seiten

2018
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-77367-4 (ISBN)

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Karst aquifers are important sources of drinking water worldwide. This volume presents a discussion of the current state of knowledge on karst science, advances in karst mapping and karst aquifer monitoring technologies, case studies of karst aquifer assessment, and regulatory perspectives on land use and water management in karst environments. It offers valuable reference material for researchers involved in karst science and environmental studies, as well as a guide for experts at governmental agencies, scientists, engineers and other professionals involved in karst aquifer protection and the design of land and water management systems in karst areas around the globe.

Karst Aquifers in the Arid World of Africa and the Middle East - Sustainability or Humanity?- Groundwater for Human Consumption in Karst Environment: Vulnerability, Protection and Management.- Advances in Monitoring to Understand Flow Paths in Karst: Comparison of Historic and Recent Data from the Valley and Ridge of Pennsylvania.- Strength and Limitations of Karst Groundwater Vulnerability Mapping Methodologies.- The Use of Artificial Tracer Tests in the Process of Management of Karst Water Resources in Slovenia.- Evaluation of Karst Aquifer Water Quality Associated with Agricultural Land Use.- A Practical Guide to Studying the Microbiology of Karst Aquifers.- Hydrodynamic and Geochemical Features of Metamorphic Carbonate Aquifers and Implications for Water Management: The Apuan Alps (NW Tuscany-Italy) Case Study.- Assessing the Geological Stability, Dam Construction Effects, And Ecological Status of Karst Water Areas, Guizhou Province, China.

Erscheinungsdatum	18.06.2018
Reihe/Serie	The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
Zusatzinfo	XVI, 274 p. 124 illus., 92 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	602 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Technische Chemie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie
Schlagworte	Artificial tracer tests • Ecohydraulic model system • groundwater • hydrogeology • Karst Aquifers • Karst hydrology • Karst water resources
ISBN-10	3-319-77367-4 / 3319773674
ISBN-13	978-3-319-77367-4 / 9783319773674
Zustand	Neuware