Climate Change and Groundwater

Climate Change and Groundwater
Author: Walter Dragoni
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2008
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781862392359

There is a general consensus that for the next few decades at least, the Earth will continue its warming. This will inevitably bring about serious environmental problems. For human society, the most severe will be those related to alterations of the hydrological cycle, which is already heavily influenced by human activities. Climate change will directly affect groundwater recharge, groundwater quality and the freshwater-seawater interface. The variations of groundwater storage inevitably entail a variety of geomorphological and engineering effects. In the areas where water resources are likely to diminish, groundwater will be one of the main solutions to prevent drought. In spite of its paramount importance, the issue of 'Climate Change and Groundwater' has been neglected. This volume presents some of the current understanding of the topic.

Overexploitation and Contamination of Shared Groundwater Resources

Overexploitation and Contamination of Shared Groundwater Resources
Author: Christophe J.G. Darnault
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 454
Release: 2008-02-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1402069855

This book from the NATO ASI on "Overexploitation and Contamination of Shared Groundwater Resources Management, (Bio)technological, and Political Approaches to Avoid Conflicts" is written by authors from different disciplines and regions of the world. The aim of the book is to contribute to the knowledge of shared groundwater resources management to avoid conflicts by considering multi-disciplinary approaches based on effective and equitable water sharing for all water users.