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Hydrogeological and Environmental Investigations in Karst Systems

  • Strong focus on sustainable water management
  • Each chapter contains exercises and practical activities
  • Based on UNESCO's International Hydrological Programme
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Environmental Earth Sciences (EESCI, volume 1)

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Table of contents (70 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
  2. Significance of Preferential Infiltration Areas for Groundwater Recharge Rate Estimated with APLIS in the Mountain Karst Aquifer System of Sierra de las Nieves (Southern Spain)

    • C. Guardiola-Albert, S. Martos-Rosillo, J. J. Durán, E. Pardo-Igúzquiza, P. A. Robledo-Ardila, J. A. Luque Espinar
    Pages 67-74
  3. A Method for Automatic Detection and Delineation of Karst Depressions and Hills

    • E. Pardo-Igúzquiza, J. J. Durán, P. A. Robledo-Ardila, J. A. Luque-Espinar, A. Pedrera, C. Guardiola-Albert et al.
    Pages 75-82
  4. Synthesis of Groundwater Recharge of Carbonate Aquifers in the Betic Cordillera (Southern Spain)

    • S. Martos-Rosillo, A. González-Ramón, P. Jiménez, J.J. Durán, B. Andreo, E. Mancera-Molero
    Pages 91-102
  5. Hydrologic Influences of the Blanco River on the Trinity and Edwards Aquifers, Central Texas, USA

    • B. A. Smith, B. B. Hunt, A. G. Andrews, J. A. Watson, M. O. Gary, D. A. Wierman et al.
    Pages 153-161

About this book

WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT provides a detailed introduction to the full range of advanced, multidisciplinary techniques used in the study of water resources from understanding individual aquifers to the protection and management of water in a sustainable way, compatible with the preservation of the environment. Based on a masters course from UNESCO’s International Hydrological Program, this textbook is accompanied by color figures and graphics, illustrating clearly the content of the text and showing real examples from the field. Each chapter also contains a list of exercises and practical activities as well as case studies.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Geology and Centre of Hydrogeology, University of Málaga (CEHIUMA), Málaga, Spain

    Bartolomé Andreo, Francisco Carrasco, Pablo Jiménez

  • Investigación&Prospectiva Geocientífica, Spanish Geological Survey (IGME), Madrid, Spain

    Juan José Durán

  • PELA, Tuscaloosa, USA

    James W. LaMoreaux

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eBook USD 39.99
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  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book USD 54.99
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