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The Nile Delta: Update, Conclusions, and Recommendations

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The Nile Delta

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This chapter highlights the main conclusions and recommendations of the chapters presented in the book. Also, some findings from a few recently published research works related to the Nile Delta covered themes. Therefore, this chapter contains information on groundwater in the Nile Delta, land and soil, and drainage water, Nile Delta Coastal Zone assessment and management, and fishing ports, fish and fisheries. In addition, a set of recommendations for future research work is pointed out to direct the future research towards sustainability of the Nile Delta which is a main strategic theme of the Egyptian Government.

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Acknowledgements

The writer of this chapter would like to acknowledge the participation of all authors who contributed in this volume and make it a reality. Also, great thanks and appreciation are due to Prof. Andrey Kostianoy for his continuous support and help whenever needed. His editing for this chapter, for the preface of the volume and the back-cover text is highly appreciated. All thanks are to the Springer team for their great effort to produce the volume with the highest possible quality.

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  1. Department of Water and Water Structures Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt

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Negm, A.M. (2017). The Nile Delta: Update, Conclusions, and Recommendations. In: Negm, A. (eds) The Nile Delta. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 55. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2017_7

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