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This book discusses the geology, hydrogeology, and water quality/geochemistry of karst systems in geologically young terrain, using the state of Florida as an example. Also discussed are sinkhole-development models; sinkhole risk; eogenetic karst features...
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Springer
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2018-09-29
Collection :
Cave and Karst Systems of the World
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This book offers an overview of geospatial technologies in land resources mapping, monitoring and management. It consists of four main sections: geospatial technologies - principles and applications; geospatial technologies in land resources mapping; geospatial...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-09-11
Collection :
Geotechnologies and the Environment
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This book presents the natural, environmental and scenic richness of the world’s coastal and marine areas classified by UNESCO as “Natural World Heritage Sites”. Representing well-preserved areas of exceptional significance to the planet and to humankind, they include a...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-09-07
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The book is a compilation of the papers presented in the International Conference on Emerging Trends in Water Resources and Environmental Engineering (ETWREE 2017).The high quality papers are written by research scholars and academicians of prestigious institutes across...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-09-01
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This monograph summarizes the environmental issues concerning the channel and the floodplain of the Drava River. It describes the diverse forms of human impact (river regulation, damming and reservoirs, dredging etc.) and the environmental changes of hydrological...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-08-24
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This book deals with the challenges for efficient groundwater management, with a focus on South Asia and India, providing a balanced presentation of theory and field practice using a multidisciplinary approach. Groundwater of South Asia is increasingly confronted with...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-07-27
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This book deals with the introduction of a new type of “spatial measures" in flood governance. In contrast to traditional “safety measures" that aim to provide protection against floods by building structural flood defenses such as levees and flood walls, the goal of...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-07-25
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Science now reveals the true cause of the dam breach flood that destroyed Johnstown in 1889. The tragic loss of more than 2200 lives was preventable; the initial investigation of the flood was hijacked, delayed, and distorted by powerful members of the industrial...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-07-23
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This book presents recent findings from the South Asian region (SA), broadly including groundwater studies on (a) quantity, (b) exploration, (c) quality and pollution, (d) economics, management and policies, (e) groundwater and society, and (f) sustainable sources. It...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2018-06-01
Collection :
Springer Hydrogeology
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This book shows how the change of water paradigm has become urgent, and provides evidence for new policies that expand water balance to green and virtual water. The issue of water security concerns drinking water supply but also food safety, linked to agricultural...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-05-31
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This edited book presents a novel collection of field-based empirical studies on the Quaternary geomorphology of the Lower Ganga Basin.The book covers a wide range of topics discussing various geomorphological facets of the Lower Ganga and its subsidiary rivers...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-05-19
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This book presents the gatherings of the “2016 International Conference on Water Resource and Hydraulic Engineering,” which primarily focused on the sustainable development of water resources and the environment in both China and the United States. The respective...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-05-16
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This book describes the huge efforts by the Chinese Government concerning the restoration and future sustainable management of Chinese water systems. It presents the results of a Sino-European joint project concerning the Songhuajiang-Liaohe River Basin (SLRB) in...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-05-16
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This book brings together contributions from experts in water management, scientists, researchers, academics and lecturers, sharing experiences and successes in this field. It is devoted to a wide range of water resources management issues, including water quality...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-04-24
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This is the first comprehensive book on the rivers of the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta.This volume covers all aspects of this highly populated region including land conflicts and environmental impacts such as the Indo-Bangladesh conflict over sharing of...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2018-04-02
Collection :
Geography of the Physical Environment
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The past half century has seen an evolution in thinking from ‘flood control’ to ‘flood risk management’, recognizing that risk results from both hazard and vulnerability. Rather than rely only on engineering structures to reduce flood magnitude or extent, recent...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-03-31
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This book describes the existential threats facing the global water systems from population growth and economic development, unsustainable use, environmental change, and weak and fragmented governance. It argues that ‘business-as-usual’ water science and management...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-03-29
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This book presents an interdisciplinary study of Lake Cuejdel, one of the youngest natural dam lakes in Romania. Even though the overall study has a strong geographical approach, it also includes limnological and hydrological studies. The lake was formed in two...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-03-27
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This book offers new research on urban policy innovations that promote the application of blue-green infrastructure in managing water resources sustainably. The author argues that urban water managers have traditionally relied on grey infrastructural solutions to...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-03-07
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An Insightful Examination of Smart Water Systems and Technology Inland water supplies are under increasing pressure. Climate, social, and demographic change have begun tipping the balance toward demand management, as supplies begins to dwindle. Water and wastewater...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2018-02-13
Collection :
Challenges in Water Management Series
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