Integrated Groundwater Management Concepts, Approaches and Challenges /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jakeman, Anthony J. (Editor), Barreteau, Olivier (Editor), Hunt, Randall J. (Editor), Rinaudo, Jean-Daniel (Editor), Ross, Andrew (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Environmental management.; Hydrogeology.; Sustainable development.; Economic growth.; Earth Sciences.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.; Economic Growth.; Sustainable Development.

The aim of this book is to document for the first time the dimensions and requirements of effective integrated groundwater management (IGM). Groundwater management is a formidable challenge, one that remains one of humanity’s foremost priorities. It has become a largely non-renewable resource that i...

Table of Contents:

• From the Contents: Overview concepts, approaches and challenges of integrated groundwater management
• Disentangling the complexity of a groundwater dependent socio-ecological system
• The scale of the groundwater issue internationally
• Groundwater law
• Groundwater regulation and integrated water planning.