Assessing and Managing Groundwater in Different Environments (IAH - Selected Papers on Hydrogeology)

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Synopsis
This collection of papers is a snapshot of modern hydrogeology in which highly technical methods and approaches sit side-by-side with overlapping legal, social, organisational, institutional and governance considerations. Groundwater is integral to many human and environmental systems. Indeed, there appears to be a growing realisation that some of the most pressing physical problems in the field of hydrogeology - over-abstraction, salinization or pollution - can only really be solved by taking a multi-disciplinary approach to the issues that takes all other related professions into account. Whilst a ‘technical’ solution may be readily deciphered, the larger challenge usually lies in the sustainably-funded and widely-accepted implementation of that measure. This book ranges from discussion and debate on the hot topic of hydraulic fracturing of wells or ‘fraccing’ for shale gas and its potential to disrupt groundwater systems, to the application of highly technical modelling procedures to help solve complex, real world problems. It is a window on the preoccupations of modern hydrogeologists and an insight into the way in which hydrogeological techniques and methods are being holistically adapted to address problems in the real world. This book is targeted at professional hydrogeologists, sociologists, experts in governance, law and policy as well as ecologists and other professionals that nowadays all sit alongside groundwater understanding. The book will also appeal to politicians, resource managers, regulators and others interested in sustainable water supply.
Copyright:
2013

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
300 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781134611331
Related ISBNs:
9781315886220, 9781138001008, 9781138001008, 9780367379407, 9780367379407
Publisher:
CRC Press
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Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Technology, Earth Sciences
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Jude Cobbing
Edited by:
Shafick Adams
Edited by:
Ingrid Dennis
Edited by:
Kornelius Riemann

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