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Part of the book series: cSUR-UT Series: Library for Sustainable Urban Regeneration (LSUR, volume 2)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Groundwater Problems in Urban Areas
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Technologies for the Analysis of Urban Groundwater
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Efficient Use of Groundwater Resources
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Groundwater Management in Asian Cities
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About this book
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 water but also an important resource for industrial development, making better management of groundwater resources essential for sustainable development. Because groundwater is easier to access and costs less than water from piped systems, groundwater abstraction cannot be easily regulated. Policies for groundwater management adopted in Japan and other Asian countries are compared, and technologies for efficient use of groundwater are elucidated. Groundwater contamination is also a serious problem that exacerbates water scarcity in Asian cities. Case studies illustrate the cause and consequences of naturally occurring contaminants such as arsenic and fluoride, and groundwater contamination due to anthropogenic contaminants is described. Also discussed are technologies for treating contaminated groundwater to reduce the health risks of drinking contaminated groundwater.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Groundwater Management in Asian Cities
Book Subtitle: Technology and Policy for Sustainability
Editors: Satoshi Takizawa
Series Title: cSUR-UT Series: Library for Sustainable Urban Regeneration
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-78399-2
Publisher: Springer Tokyo
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Authors 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-78398-5Published: 17 April 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-99849-5Due: 28 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-78399-2Published: 27 August 2008
Series ISSN: 1865-8504
Series E-ISSN: 1865-8512
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 334
Number of Illustrations: 124 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management