Groundwater Modelling in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas (International Hydrology Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1107690110 ISBN 13: 9781107690110

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Arid and semi-arid regions face major challenges in the management of scarce freshwater resources under pressures of population, economic development, climate change, pollution and over-abstraction. Groundwater is commonly the most important water resource in these areas. Groundwater models are widely used globally to understand groundwater systems and to guide decisions on management. However, the hydrology of arid and semi-arid areas is very different from that of humid regions, and there is little guidance on the special challenges of groundwater modelling for these areas. This book brings together the experience of internationally-leading experts to fill a gap in the scientific and technical literature. It introduces state-of-the-art methods for modelling groundwater resources, illustrated with a wide-ranging set of illustrative examples from around the world. The book is valuable for researchers, practitioners in developed and developing countries, and graduate students in hydrology, hydrogeology, water resources management, environmental engineering and geography.

About this title

Book Description:

Arid and semi-arid regions face major challenges in the management of scarce freshwater resources under pressures of population, economic development and climate change. This book brings together world-leading experts to provide a definitive account of the state-of the-art of groundwater modelling, to meet the special needs posed by these environments.

About the Author:

Howard Wheater is Professor of Hydrology at Imperial College, London. He is past President of the British Hydrological Society, a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, and is a life member of the International Water Academy. His research interests are in hydrology and water resources, with wide-ranging applications including climate change, surface and groundwater hydrology, floods, water resources, and water quality. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers and six books. Academic awards include various UK prizes and the 2006 Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water. He has been extensively involved in flood and water resource projects in the UK and internationally, providing advice to states and international governments. He has a particular interest in the hydrology of arid areas, and has worked in Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Syria and Egypt, and Arizona. He chairs UNESCO's G-WADI arid zone water resources programme and was invited by the Japanese government to give a keynote address on water scarcity to the 2003 Kyoto World Water conference.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1107690110
• ISBN 13: 9781107690110
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 158
• Editor: Wheater Howard S., Mathias Simon A., Li Xin