Opis: Assessing and Managing Groundwater in Different Environments

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.Introduction/setting the scene 1 Water-resource issues in the United States and the changing focus on groundwater A. Stone 2 The challenges of municipal groundwater supply from private land H. Seyler, A. Mlisa & K. Riemann 3 When are groundwater data enough for decision-making? J.J.P. Vivier & I.J. Van Der Walt 4 Development of emergency water supplies for the drought-impacted southern Cape coastal region of South Africa - observations while abstracting saline water for desalination R. Parsons 5 Guidelines for integrated catchment monitoring: ICM mind-map development and example of application N. Jovanovic, S. Israel, C. Petersen, R.D.H. Bugan, G. Tredoux, W.P. de Clercq, R. Rose, J. Conrad & M. Demlie 6 Socio-economic aspects of groundwater demand: Franschhoek case study D. Pearce, Y. Xu, E. Makaudze & L. Brendonck 7 Using numerical modelling to cope with uncertainty in the real world: Examples from various models in the Western Cape H. Seyler & E.R. Hay 8 Numerical modelling techniques for fractured aquifers and flooding of mines K.T. Witthuser & C.M. Konig 9 Assessing uncertainties in surface-water and groundwater interaction modelling - a case study from South Africa using the Pitman model J.L. Tanner & D.A. Hughes 10 Groundwater extractions in Flanders - an enforcement review (2005-2009) J. November, R. Baert & M. Blondeel 11 The impact of climate transitions on the radionuclide transport through a sedimentary aquifer J. Flugge, M. Stockmann, A. Schneider & U. Noseck 12 Identification and management of strategic groundwater bodies for emergency situations in Bratislava District, Slovak Republic J. Michalko, J. Kordik, D. Bodis, P. Malik, R. Cernak, F. Bottlik, P. Veis & Z. Grolmusova 13 A model of long-term catchment-scale nitrate transport in a UK Chalk catchment N.J.K. Howden, S.A. Mathias, M.J. Whelan, T.P. Burt & F. Worrall 14 Hydrogeological study for sustainable water-resource exploitation - Ibo Island, Mozambique E. Vilanova, E. Docampo, C. Mecerreyes & J. Molinero 15 In situ nitrate removal from groundwater using freely available carbon material at an industrially polluted site S. Israel, A. Rosenov, G. Tredoux & N. Jovanovic 16 Classification of surface-water - groundwater interaction of the Mokolo and Lephalala River systems in the Limpopo WMA T.G. Rossouw, M. Holland & N. Motebe 17 Is the Precambrian basement aquifer in Malawi up to the job? J. Davies, J.L. Farr & N.S. Robins 18 Preliminary assessment of water-supply availability with regard to potential shale-gas development in the Karoo region of South Africa P.D. Vermeulen 19 Compiling the South African Development Community Hydrogeological Map and Atlas: Opportunities for the future K. Pietersen, N. Kellgren & M. Roos

Szczegóły: Assessing and Managing Groundwater in Different Environments

Tytuł: Assessing and Managing Groundwater in Different Environments
Producent: CRC Press Inc.
ISBN: 9781138001008
Rok produkcji: 2013
Ilość stron: 304
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 0.7 kg

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