Groundwater Management in Asian Cities Technology and Policy for Sustainability /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Takizawa, Satoshi (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo : Springer Japan, 2008.
• Series: cSUR-UT Series: Library for Sustainable Urban Regeneration, 2
• Subjects: Geography.; Environmental management.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.

In 2007, the world's urban population surpassed the number of people living in rural areas and is still growing. The number of city dwellers who do not have access to piped water and rely on groundwater is also increasing. In many Asian cities, groundwater is not only the source of domestic wat...