Hydrogeology of an Arid Region: The Arabian Gulf and Adjoining Areas
A.S. Alsharhan, Z.A. Rizk, A.E.M. Nairn, D.W. Bakhit, S.A. Alhajari
This book provides comprehensive information about the water resources of the Arabian Gulf region, an area that is symbolic as an arid to extremely arid belt. Filling an information gap it provides in-depth analyses of both natural and human-related constraints on water resources, and presents a new vision on efficient management of available water resources.
It contains an overview of the physical geography and climatic constraints on water resources, systematic inventory of available traditional and non-traditional water resources, water-related problems, water conservation and legislations, comprehensive water laws applicable to the region, and modern techniques of water resources investigation. This work meets the needs of scientists, environmentalists, engineers, planners and decision makers. Senior undergraduate, graduate students and researchers of the Gulf area, and more generally of arid regions, will also find this volume valuable. |
Contents
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Chapter 1 An Introduction to Water Resources in the Arabian Peninsula
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1 |
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Chapter 2 Physical Geography of the Arabian Peninsula
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7 |
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Chapter 3 Geology of the Arabian Peninsula and Gulf
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55 |
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Chapter 4 Aquifer and Aquiclude Systems
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79 |
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Chapter 5 Hydrogeochemistry
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101 |
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Springs and Falajes
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125 |
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Desalination and Treated Wastewater
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137 |
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Chapter 8 Case Studies on the Hydrogeology of the Cenozoic Aquifer Systems in the Arabian Peninsula
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147 |
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Chapter 9 The Legal Basis for Groundwater Protection in the Gulf States
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245 |
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Chapter 10 Towards the Development of a Water Policy Management
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273 |
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Chapter 11 Numerical Modeling of Certain Aquifer Systems in United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
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287 |
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References
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311 |
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Appendices
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333 |
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