Current Problems of Hydrogeology in Urban Areas, Urban Agglomerates and Industrial Centres

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Urban Groundwater Issues—An Introduction

   • K. W. F. Howard

   Pages 1-15

3. Groundwater Anomalies in the Urban Areas of Azerbaijan

   • R. G. Israfilov

   Pages 17-37

4. Urban Groundwater and Sanitation — Developed and Developing Countries

   • M. H. Barrett, A. G. Howard

   Pages 39-56

5. Modelling as a Powerful Tool for Predicting Hydrogeological Change in Urban and Industrial Areas

   • A. Spalvins

   Pages 57-75

6. Urban Groundwater Protection and Management: Lessons from Developing Cities in Bangladesh and Kyrghyzstan

   • B. L. Morris, R. G. Litvak, K. M. Ahmed

   Pages 77-102

7. Controlling Seawater Intrusion Beneath Coastal Cities

   • H. M. Ozler

   Pages 103-125

8. The Influence of Urbanisation on Groundwater Recharge and Discharge in the City of Évora, South Portugal

   • J. Duque, A. Chambel, M. Madeira

   Pages 127-137

9. Well Water Quality and Pollutant Source Distributions in an Urban Aquifer

   • J. H. Tellam, A. Thomas

   Pages 139-158

10. Hydrogeological Factors for Sustainable Urban Water Systems

    • M. Eiswirth

    Pages 159-183

11. Managing Groundwater Supplies to Meet Municipal Demands — The Role of Simulation — Optimisation — Demand Models and Data Issues

    • E. Zia Hosseinipour

    Pages 185-199

12. Effects of Interaction between Surface Water and Groundwater on Groundwater Flow and Quality Beneath Urban Areas

    • T. Grischek, A. Foley, D. Schoenheinz, B. Gutt

    Pages 201-219

13. Rising Groundwater Levels in North-Eastern Ukraine: Hazardous Trends in Urban Areas

    • V. V. Jakovljev, L. P. Svirenko, O. Ju. Chebanov, O. I. Spirin

    Pages 221-241

14. Major Aspects of Urban Hydrogeology in Central Europe — Examples from Germany

    • E. P. Loehnert

    Pages 243-261

15. Groundwater as an Alternative Source of Supply for Urban Areas in Russia

    • I. S. Zektser, L. S. Yazvin

    Pages 263-271

16. Problems of Groundwater Exploration in Gyandja City, Azerbaijan

    • Y. G. Israfilov

    Pages 273-283

17. Geostatistical Characterisation of Aquifer Heterogeneity Around Two Urban Landfills Using Lithological and Geophysical Data

    • L. Ribeiro

    Pages 285-299

18. Groundwater Protection in the Republic of Azerbaijan Related to the Production and Transportation of Oil

    • F. S. Aliev, F. S. Askerov

    Pages 301-315

19. Utilisation and Protection of Fresh, Mineral and Geothermal Waters in the Urban Area of Horna Nitra, Slovakia

    • M. Fendek

    Pages 317-329

20. Environmental Liability and Methods of Pollution Prevention — Legal and Technical Approaches in Germany

    • D. Klaffke

    Pages 331-351

Groundwater issues have generated worldwide concern in recent decades. The problems are numerous: too little groundwater, too much groundwater, groundwater contaminated by either saline water or a broad spectrum of industrial and domestic pollutants. Many urban groundwater problems are not unique to any one region, which is the thinking behind this book. Many of the case studies presented here have never before been described in English. Overall, the papers represent the work and experience of researchers and groundwater professionals who have worked on urban groundwater issues in developed and less-developed nations around the world. They reveal the magnitude and scope of the problem as well as identify future challenges, potential courses of action, and emerging technologies that offer hope for the future.

• Groundwater
• Klima
• hydrogeology
• pollution
• water table
• terrestrial pollution
• air pollution and air quality

• Commission on Groundwater in Urban Areas, University of Toronto, Canada

  Ken W. F. Howard

• Geology Institute, Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences, Baku, Azerbaijan

  Rauf G. Israfilov

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