Groundwater Management in Large River Basins (eBook)

Part of Groundwater Set - Buy all six books and save over 30% on buying separately! This book reviews the state-of-the-art of groundwater management in large river basins, providing an innovative, informative and consistent approach with technical tools for planners, decision makers and engineers. Groundwater Management in Large River Basins provides comprehensive coverage of the basic elements of groundwater management in large river basins, including: Social, economic and legislative framework, goals, practices and possible toolsReview of EU groundwater legislation and its implementationNatural groundwater occurrence and natural circumstances and processesGroundwater management and maintenance issues: Role of natural factors in groundwater managementDifferent methods of groundwater abstraction and protection Groundwater treatment technologiesWell ageing and maintenanceNitrate problems, etc. Groundwater modeling as a tool for groundwater assessmentAquifer restorationA spectrum of technical appendices for engineers, which address groundwater issues Also included will be appendices intended to support the work of groundwater engineers. This book will be of interest to groundwater engineers and planners, as well as lecturers and postgraduate and postdoctoral students.