Description
Global population is expected to grow from more than seven billion at present to
nine billion by the year 2050. As a result, resource issues are becoming increasingly
severe. The questions raised in connection with natural resources are practical, but
also philosophical and political.
Alluvial groundwater is becoming increasingly important for drinking water supply, but
also agriculture and other human needs. Human civilisations developed in alluviums
during the Holocene. Armies, roads, trade and agglomerations largely concentrated
in river valleys. Alluviums are resource treasuries (water, forests, farmland, etc.), but
at the same time they are exposed to pressures from the population and economy.
These threats to alluvial plains and alluvial aquifers require very careful planning and
persistent implementation of protection measures.
Sudden social and natural changes increasingly lead the world into a tangle of global
events and problems whose outcomes are not easy to perceive, let alone influence.
One of the factors that can help is knowledge or, in other words, expertise focussed
on a single problem or area. The ability to synthesise information and master
comprehensive models is also extremely important.
This book, a monograph, is a modest attempt to contribute to the understanding of
planetary water management, groundwater and certain natural processes in alluviums.
It comprehensively encompasses current topics associated with the state, processes
and problems of alluvial aquifers and is devoted to professionals, experts, professors
and students in advanced stages of learning.
nine billion by the year 2050. As a result, resource issues are becoming increasingly
severe. The questions raised in connection with natural resources are practical, but
also philosophical and political.
Alluvial groundwater is becoming increasingly important for drinking water supply, but
also agriculture and other human needs. Human civilisations developed in alluviums
during the Holocene. Armies, roads, trade and agglomerations largely concentrated
in river valleys. Alluviums are resource treasuries (water, forests, farmland, etc.), but
at the same time they are exposed to pressures from the population and economy.
These threats to alluvial plains and alluvial aquifers require very careful planning and
persistent implementation of protection measures.
Sudden social and natural changes increasingly lead the world into a tangle of global
events and problems whose outcomes are not easy to perceive, let alone influence.
One of the factors that can help is knowledge or, in other words, expertise focussed
on a single problem or area. The ability to synthesise information and master
comprehensive models is also extremely important.
This book, a monograph, is a modest attempt to contribute to the understanding of
planetary water management, groundwater and certain natural processes in alluviums.
It comprehensively encompasses current topics associated with the state, processes
and problems of alluvial aquifers and is devoted to professionals, experts, professors
and students in advanced stages of learning.
Details
Publisher - IWA Publishing
Language - English
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Milan Dimkic
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781789060898
Dimensions - 24.6 x 18.9 x 3.9 cm
Page Count - 742
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