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Groundwater environment in Asian Cities : concepts, methods and case studies /
Groundwater contributes to the sustainable development of many Asian cities by providing water for domestic, industrial and agricultural uses and regulating ecosystem flows. However, groundwater has not always been properly managed, which often has resulted in depletion and degradation of the resour...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Butterworth-Heinemann,
�2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Foreword; Foreword; Foreword; Contents; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Section I
- Concepts and Methods; Chapter 1
- Groundwater as an Environmental Issue in Asian Cities; 1.1
- Introduction; 1.2
- Case study cities; 1.3
- Structure of the book; References; Chapter 2
- DPSIR Framework for Evaluating Groundwater Environment; 2.1
- Introduction; 2.2
- Structure of the framework; 2.2.1
- Driver; 2.2.2
- Pressure; 2.2.3
- State; 2.2.4
- Impact; 2.2.5
- Response; 2.3
- Selection of indicators.
- 2.3.1
- A Case of Integrated Environment Assessment2.3.2
- Land and Soil Degradation Cases; 2.3.3
- Air Quality Case; 2.3.4
- Water Issue Cases; 2.3.5
- Subsurface Environment Case; 2.3.6
- Generic Set of Indicators for Evaluating the Groundwater Environment; 2.4
- Interpreting the results; 2.5
- Summary; Acknowledgment; References; Section II
- Groundwater Environment in South Asia; Chapter 3
- Water Environment in South Asia: An Introduction; 3.1
- Physiography and climate; 3.2
- Socioeconomics and environmental issues; 3.3
- Water availability and withdrawal; 3.4
- Case study cities.
- AcknowledgmentReferences; Chapter 4
- Groundwater Environment in Chitwan, Nepal; 4.1
- Introduction; 4.2
- About the study area; 4.2.1
- Physiography, Climate, and River Systems; 4.2.2
- Economic Activities; 4.2.3
- Geological Setting; 4.2.4
- Hydrogeology; 4.2.5
- Groundwater Potentials; 4.3
- Drivers; 4.3.1
- Population Growth; 4.3.2
- Urbanization; 4.3.3
- Industrialization; 4.3.4
- Agricultural Intensification; 4.4
- Pressures; 4.4.1
- Land Cover Change; 4.4.2
- Technological Interventions in Agriculture; 4.5
- State; 4.5.1
- Well Statistics and Groundwater Abstraction.
- 4.5.2
- Groundwater Level4.5.3
- Groundwater Quality; 4.5.4
- Groundwater Recharge; 4.6
- Impacts; 4.6.1
- Decline in Groundwater Level; 4.6.2
- Deterioration in Groundwater Quality; 4.7
- Responses; 4.7.1
- Formulation of Policies and Laws; 4.7.2
- Groundwater Monitoring; 4.7.3
- Setting up Environmental Standards and Guidelines; 4.7.4
- Organizational Adjustments; 4.7.5
- Public Awareness and Interest; 4.8
- Summary; References; Annex 4.1
- Calculation of total amount of groundwater abstraction in Chitwan; Chapter 5
- Groundwater Environment in Delhi, India; 5.1
- Introduction.
- 5.2
- About the city5.2.1
- Physiography and Climate; 5.2.2
- Morphology and Geology; 5.2.3
- Hydrogeology; 5.3
- Drivers; 5.3.1
- Population Growth; 5.3.2
- Urbanization; 5.3.3
- Climate Change; 5.4
- Pressures; 5.4.1
- Land Use/Land Cover (LULC); 5.4.2
- Surface Water and Groundwater Use; 5.5
- State; 5.5.1
- Well Statistics; 5.5.2
- Groundwater Abstraction; 5.5.3
- Groundwater Level; 5.5.4
- Groundwater Quality; 5.5.5
- Groundwater Recharge; 5.6
- Impacts; 5.6.1
- Decline in Groundwater Level; 5.6.2
- Degradation in Groundwater Quality; 5.7
- Responses; 5.7.1
- Institutional Arrangements.
- 5.7.2
- Groundwater Monitoring.