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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461366203321

Titolo

Climate change effects on groundwater resources : a global synthesis of findings and recommendations / / editors: Holger Treidel, Jose Luis Martin-Bordes, Jason Gurdak

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boca Raton [Fla.] : , : CRC Press/Balkema, , 2012

ISBN

0-429-21714-5

1-136-32336-8

0-203-12076-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (419 p.)

Collana

International contributions to hydrogeology ; ; 27

Altri autori (Persone)

TreidelHolger

Martin-BordesJose Luis

GurdakJason J

Disciplina

553.7/9

Soggetti

Groundwater

Climatic changes - Environmental aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; TABLE OF CONTENTS; ABOUT THE EDITORS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Chapter 1. Introduction; Tropical Climates; Chapter 2. The impacts of climate change and rapid development on weathered crystalline rock aquifer systems in the humid tropics of sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from south-western Uganda; Chapter 3. Groundwater recharge and storage variability in southern Mali; Chapter 4. Groundwater discharge as affected by land use change in small catchments: A hydrologic and economic case study in Central Brazil

Chapter 5. Effects of storm surges on groundwater resources, North Andros Island, BahamasChapter 6. Reducing groundwater vulnerability in Carbonate Island countries in the Pacific; Dry (Arid and Semiarid) Climates; Chapter 7. Groundwater resources increase in the Iullemmeden Basin, West Africa; Chapter 8. Climate change and its impacts on groundwater resources in Morocco: the case of the Souss-Massa basin; Chapter 9. Vulnerability of groundwater quality to human activity and climate change and variability, High Plains aquifer, USA



Chapter 10. Groundwater change in the Murray basin from long-term in-situ monitoring and GRACE estimatesTemperate Climates; Chapter 11. Impact assessment of combined climate and management scenarios on groundwater resources. The Inca-Sa Pobla hydrogeological unit (Majorca, Spain); Chapter 12. The effect of climate and anthropogenic sea level changes on Israeli coastal aquifers; Chapter 13. Land subsidence and sea-level rise threaten fresh water resources in the coastal groundwater system of the Rijnland water board, The Netherlands

Chapter 14. Climate change impacts on valley-bottom aquifers in mountain regions: case studies from British Columbia, CanadaChapter 15. Possible effects of climate change on groundwater resources in the central region of Santa Fe Province, Argentina; Continental Climates; Chapter 16. Impacts of drought on groundwater depletion in the Beijing Plain, China; Chapter 17. Possible effects of climate change on hydrogeological systems: results from research on Esker aquifers in northern Finland; Polar Climates

Chapter 18. Impacts of climate change on groundwater in permafrost areas: case study from Svalbard, NorwayVarious Climates; Chapter 19. Groundwater management in Asian cities under the pressures of human impacts and climate change; Chapter 20. Evaluation of future climate change impacts on European groundwater resources; Chapter 21. Sustainable groundwater management for large aquifer systems: tracking depletion rates from space; Chapter 22. Major science findings, policy recommendations, and future work; Contributing authors and contact information; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Climate change is expected to modify the hydrological cycle and affect freshwater resources. Groundwater is a critical source of fresh drinking water for almost half of the world's population and it also supplies irrigated agriculture. Groundwater is also important in sustaining streams, lakes, wetlands, and associated ecosystems. But despite this, knowledge about the impact of climate change on groundwater quantity and quality is limited.Direct impacts of climate change on natural processes (groundwater recharge, discharge, storage, saltwater intrusion, biogeochemical reactions, chemical fate