Water Resources of Arid Areas

• Corporate Author: International Conference on Water Resources of Arid and Semi Arid Regions of Africa (WRASRA) Gaborone, Botswana
• Other Authors: Stephenson, D. (Editor), Shemang, E. M. (Editor), Chaoka, T. R. (Editor)
• Format: Conference Proceeding Book
• Language: English
• Published: London A.A. BALKEMA PUBLISHERS 2004
• Subjects: Hydrology > Congresses > Africa; Water-supply > Congresses > Africa
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• Physical Description: xi, 576 pages illustrations 26 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 0415359139; 9780415359139

In Water Resources of Arid Areas, these key factors are explored and examined by leading experts, concentrating in particular upon the question of groundwater recharge and dividing discussion into the following sections: natural and artificial groundwater recharge; socio-economic aspects of water demand management; geophysical, GIS and remote sensing techniques for groundwater exploration; climate change and its impact on water resources; vulnerability and risk assessment; and water management.