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100 1 _aMaliva, Robert.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aArid Lands Water Evaluation and Management
_h[electronic resource] /
_cby Robert Maliva, Thomas Missimer.
264 1 _aBerlin, Heidelberg :
_bSpringer Berlin Heidelberg :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2012.
300 _aXXIX, 1076 p. 196 illus., 169 illus. in color.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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347 _atext file
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490 1 _aEnvironmental Science and Engineering, Environmental Engineering,
_x1863-5520
505 0 _aFrom the Contents: Aridity and Drought -- Geology of Arid Lands -- Aquifer Concepts in Arid Lands -- Introduction to Aquifer Hydraulics -- Water Budget -- Precipitation and Evapotranspiration -- Recharge Concepts and Settings -- Sustainability and Safe Yield -- Assessment of Groundwater Resources -- Recharge Measurement in Arid and Semiarid Regions -- Environmental Isotopes -- Wadi Recharge Evaluation -- Microgravity -- Compaction and Land Subsidence -- Surface and Airborne Geophysics -- Borehole Geophysical Techniques -- Remote Sensing -- Geographic Information Systems -- Groundwater Flow and Solute-Transport Modeling -- Ancient Water Management -- Rainwater, Stormwater, and Fog Harvesting -- Managed Aquifer Recharge.
520 _aA large part of the global population lives in arid lands which have low rainfall and often lack the water required for sustainable population and economic growth. This book presents a comprehensive description of the hydrogeology and hydrologic processes at work in arid lands. It describes the techniques that can be used to assess and manage the water resources of these areas with an emphasis on groundwater resources, including recent advances in hydrologic evaluation and the differences between how aquifer systems behave in arid lands versus more humid areas. Water management techniques are described and summarized to show how a more comprehensive approach to water management is required in these areas, including the need to be aware of cultural sensitivities and conditions unique to many arid regions. The integration of existing resources with the addition of new water sources, such as desalination of brackish water and seawater, along with reusing treated wastewater, will be required to meet future water supply needs. Also, changing climatic conditions will force water management systems to be more robust so that future water supply demands can be met as droughts become more intense and rainfall events become more intense. A range of water management techniques are described and discussed in order to illustrate the methods for integrating these measures within the context of arid lands conditions.
650 0 _aGeography.
650 0 _aHydraulic engineering.
650 0 _aEnvironmental pollution.
650 1 4 _aEarth Sciences.
650 2 4 _aEnvironmental Science and Engineering.
650 2 4 _aHydrogeology.
650 2 4 _aWaste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.
700 1 _aMissimer, Thomas.
_eauthor.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9783642291036
830 0 _aEnvironmental Science and Engineering, Environmental Engineering,
_x1863-5520
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29104-3
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