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Groundwater Research and Management: New Directions and Re-invention

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Groundwater as a Key for Adaptation to Changing Climate and Society

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Groundwater hydrology is a relatively new scientific discipline, although the use of groundwater for water supply dates from the time when humans first noticed the existence of springs. Some research themes in groundwater hydrology, for example, well hydraulics, consistently receive strong interest while other themes are periodically revisited and reinvented. For example, recent interest in the hyporheic zone motivated research on the old topic of groundwater–surface water interaction. Improved instrumentation for measuring subsurface temperature motivated a return to the old topic of heat as a groundwater tracer. Groundwater sustainability is a re-invention of safe yield. Assessing hydrologic impacts of climate change involves analyzing temporal variability, which hydrologists have done for a long time.

In this chapter, the following four “big” issues are considered for the purpose of exploring challenges for groundwater management in the twenty-first century: sustainability, climate change, effects of agricultural land use, and water and energy. Addressing those four issues involves both policy and research challenges.

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    Mary P. Anderson

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    Tetsuya Hiyama

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Anderson, M.P. (2014). Groundwater Research and Management: New Directions and Re-invention. In: Taniguchi, M., Hiyama, T. (eds) Groundwater as a Key for Adaptation to Changing Climate and Society. Global Environmental Studies. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54968-0_1

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