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In this chapter, a brief description of all the chapters of the book is presented. Therefore, the chapter contains the basic idea behind each chapter. The chapters are organized under five themes that are Introductory section (2 chapters), groundwater occurrence and ecosystem services (2 chapters), groundwater resources, quantity, quality and their management (8 chapters), and potential use of groundwater and future expansion (3 chapters) and the conclusion section (1 chapter). In addition to this, chapter “Overview of the Egyptian Desert’s Resources” introduces briefly the natural resources in Egypt’s deserts. Almost the information presented in this chapter does not have much about the results and the conclusion. The results and its analysis are provided in the body of the chapters. Each chapter ends with a set of conclusions and recommendations as well. A separate chapter to close the book is devoted to the update of the literature and to present the most important conclusions and recommendations from the book chapters.
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The writer of this chapter would like to acknowledge the authors of the chapters for their efforts during the different phases of the book including their inputs into this chapter.
Additionally, Abdelazim Negm and Ahmed Elkhouly acknowledge the support of the Science, Technology, and Innovation Authority (STIFA) of Egypt in the framework of the grant no. 30771 for the project titled “a novel standalone solar-driven agriculture greenhouse—desalination system: that grows its energy and irrigation water” via the Newton-Mosharafa funding scheme.
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Negm, A.M., Omran, ES.E., Elkhouly, A. (2021). Introduction to “Groundwater in Egypt’s Deserts”. In: Negm, A., Elkhouly, A. (eds) Groundwater in Egypt’s Deserts. Springer Water. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77622-0_1
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