Intensified land and water use : a holistic perspective of local to regional integration / / Margarita María Alconada-Magliano, editor

• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (294 pages)
• Disciplina: 333.9104
• Soggetto topico: Groundwater - Management; Water-supply - Management
• Persona (resp. second.): Alconada-MaglianoMargarita María
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Introduction -- About this book -- An Overview of the Content of this Book -- Chapter 1 Hydrological Approach for Evaluating Soil and Water Degradation Processes in a Changing Environment -- Chapter 2 Prediction of Soil Salinization and Sodification Processes as Affected by Groundwater Under Different Climate and Management Conditions -- Chapter 3 Soil Salinization and Sodification as Conditioners of Vegetation and Crops: Physiological Aspects of Plant Response to These Conditions -- Chapter 4 Groundwater and Its Role in Maintaining the Ecological Functions of Ecosystems-A Review -- Chapter 5 Groundwater Flows in Santa Fe Submeridional Lowlands. A Conceptual Model -- Chapter 6 Hydrogeochemical Characterization of Groundwater and Its Interaction with Other Components of the Environment in Mexico -- Chapter 7 Groundwater Flow Systems and Their Importance in the Assessment of Transboundary Groundwater: The Mexico-U.S.A. Case -- Chapter 8 Landscape Functioning as a Basis for Establishing Sustainable Intervention: Soils and Groundwater Flows -- Chapter 9 Regional Groundwater Flow Systems: Their Role in Conserving the Marismas Nacionales Biosphere Reserve in Nayarit, Mexico -- Chapter 10 A Holistic Approach to the Estimation of Economic Losses Due to Water Stress in Agriculture in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina -- Chapter 11 Water Security and Groundwater: The Absence of Scientific Criteria in Groundwater Management Through Three Case Studies in Mexico -- Tribute Professor Dr. Mario Alberto Hernández -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 Hydrological Approach for Evaluating Soil and Water Degradation Processes in a Changing Environment -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Hydrology and Soil Degradation Processes -- 1.3 Evaluation and Prediction of Soil Degradation Processes -- 1.4 Modeling Hydrological Processes to Predict Soil Degradation. ; 1.5 Examples of Application -- 1.6 Synthesis -- 1.7 Final Considerations -- References -- 2 Prediction of Soil Salinization and Sodification Processes as Affected by Groundwater Under Different Climate and Management Conditions -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Processes of Development of Salt-Affected Soils -- 2.3 Prediction of Soil Salinization and Sodification Processes -- 2.4 Applications of the Model SALSODIMAR. Case Studies -- 2.5 Final Considerations -- References -- 3 Soil Salinization and Sodification as Conditioners of Vegetation and Crops: Physiological Aspects of Plant Response to These Conditions -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Development of a Theoretical Framework to Interpret the Physiological Responses of Plants to Salinity -- 3.3 Perennial Pasture Grasses: Relevant Native or Naturalized Components of the Saline Landscape -- 3.4 Sodic Soils Combine Agrophysical, Physiological, and Hydrological Limitations to Plant Growth and Development -- 3.5 Final Considerations -- References -- 4 Groundwater and Its Role in Maintaining the Ecological Functions of Ecosystems-A Review -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Why Is There a Need for an Integrated View of Groundwater? -- 4.2.1 The Aquifer as an Ecosystem -- 4.2.2 Main Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems -- 4.3 What Are the Ecological Values and Services of Groundwater? -- 4.3.1 Degradation and Threats of Groundwater and Their Dependent Ecosystems -- 4.4 What Is Known About the Connection Between Ecosystems and Groundwater? -- 4.5 Which Will Be the Effects of Decoupling the Connectivity Between Surface Water-Groundwater Ecosystems? How to Recognize Changes? -- 4.5.1 Effects of Decoupling Ecosystems -- 4.5.2 How to Recognize the Ecological Responses of Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems? -- 4.6 May Their Functions and Services Be Assessed and Valued? -- 4.6.1 Identifying Groundwater Ecosystems. ; 4.6.2 How to Evaluate the Status of Ecosystem Services with Measurable Indicators -- 4.7 What Are the Implications for Management? -- 4.7.1 What Is a Sustainable Extraction of Groundwater as Related to Ecosystems? -- 4.7.2 How Much Water Does the Environment Need? -- 4.8 Final Considerations -- ANNEX -- References -- 5 Groundwater Flows in Santa Fe Submeridional Lowlands. A Conceptual Model -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 General Landscapes -- 5.3 Climate -- 5.4 Geomorphology -- 5.5 Geology -- 5.6 Surface Water Dynamics -- 5.7 Hydrogeology -- 5.8 Hydrogeochemistry -- 5.9 Proposed Hydrogeological Conceptual Model -- 5.10 Final Considerations -- References -- 6 Hydrogeochemical Characterization of Groundwater and Its Interaction with Other Components of the Environment in Mexico -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Geological Framework, Hydrogeology, and Health -- 6.3 Contributions to Environmental Medicine by Earth Sciences -- 6.4 Biological Importance of Trace Elements -- 6.5 Environmental Impacts of Groundwater in Mexico -- 6.5.1 Change of Chemical Groundwater Quality -- 6.5.2 The Case of Arsenic in Groundwater, Mexico -- 6.5.3 Groundwater Fluoride, the Mexico Case -- 6.5.4 Iron and Manganese in Groundwater, Mexico Case -- 6.5.5 Source of Iron and Manganese -- 6.6 Final Considerations -- References -- 7 Groundwater Flow Systems and Their Importance in the Assessment of Transboundary Groundwater: The Mexico-U.S.A. Case -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Political Geography and Hydrogeology: A Required Dialogue -- 7.3 Transboundary Aquifer or Transboundary Groundwater? -- 7.4 The Resolution 63/124 the Law of Transboundary Aquifers, Its Influence on the Mexico-U.S.A. Transboundary Aquifers Assessment -- 7.5 Toward a Common Conceptual, Scientific, and Legal Reference for Mexico-United States of America Transboundary Groundwater -- 7.6 Final Considerations -- References. ; 8 Landscape Functioning as a Basis for Establishing Sustainable Intervention: Soils and Groundwater Flows -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Scope of Soil Studies and Consequences -- 8.2.1 Definition of Soil and Its Study -- 8.2.2 Current Limitations in Soil Studies -- 8.2.3 Origin and Consequences of Environmental Intervention -- 8.3 Tóth's Theory of Flow Systems in the Study of the Soil -- 8.3.1 Definition and Relevance of Groundwater Flow Systems as Unit of Study -- 8.3.2 Soil and Groundwater Flow Systems Relations -- 8.4 The Landscape as a Unit of Study and Soil Intervention. Study Case: Longitudinal Dunes (Médanos Longitudinales) in Northwest Buenos Aires Province (the Sandy Pampas) -- 8.4.1 Geological Framework -- 8.4.2 Characteristics of the Area -- 8.4.3 Studied Locations in the Region of Longitudinal Dunes -- 8.4.4 Procedure to Study Soil and Groundwater -- 8.4.5 Soil and Environment Relations -- 8.4.6 Groundwater Quality -- 8.4.7 Association Between Landscape Elements and Groundwater -- 8.5 Final Considerations -- References -- 9 Regional Groundwater Flow Systems: Their Role in Conserving the Marismas Nacionales Biosphere Reserve in Nayarit, Mexico -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Degree of Conservation of the Marismas Nacionales -- 9.3 Hydrographic Structure -- 9.4 Systemic Hydrological Interconnections -- 9.4.1 Surface Indicators of Groundwater -- 9.4.2 Surface Variables in the Definition of Hydrological Zones -- 9.5 Environment-Groundwater Interactions -- 9.6 Final Considerations -- References -- 10 A Holistic Approach to the Estimation of Economic Losses Due to Water Stress in Agriculture in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Technology and Productivity Evolution -- 10.3 The Concept of Drought -- 10.4 Drought Indicators and Indices -- 10.5 The Water Footprint -- 10.6 Estimating Water Consumption in Rainfed Farming. ; 10.6.1 Characteristics Considered to Perform the Calculation of Water Footprint -- 10.6.2 Climate -- 10.6.3 Soil -- 10.6.4 Regionalization -- 10.6.5 Procedure for Calculating the Water Footprint -- 10.6.6 Green Water Footprint Estimation -- 10.6.7 Monetary Estimation of Water Stress -- 10.7 Final Considerations -- References -- 11 Water Security and Groundwater: The Absence of Scientific Criteria in Groundwater Management Through Three Case Studies in Mexico -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Science and Policy: The Invisible Linkage of Groundwater Management in Mexico (1948-2018) -- 11.3 Groundwater Rights Concentration in the Amazcala Valley Aquifer, Querétaro -- 11.4 Groundwater Management Strategies Comparative Study in the Binational Region "Tijuana-San Diego" -- 11.5 Groundwater Management Challenges in the "Peninsula de Yucatan-Candelaria-Hondo" Transboundary Aquifer: Calakmul, Campeche -- 11.6 Final Considerations -- References.
• Titolo autorizzato: Intensified land and water use
• ISBN: 3-030-65443-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910483186303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Springer earth system sciences.