The Dilemma of Boundaries: Toward a New Concept of Catchment (Global Environmental Studies Book 0)

Water circulates continuously and seamlessly on Earth with little regard for the boundaries we draw. There are natural boundaries as between land and ocean and surface and subsurface environments, as well as human or demographic boundaries between nations, cultures, and religions. Although considered necessary by societies, these human-created boundaries disrupt natural water circulation, leading to serious water-related environmental problems. The dilemma of how to manage water beyond our boundaries remains, and nations have different ways and means of controlling each form of water, whether as vapor, surface water, groundwater, or seawater. Recent findings on the interaction of water from land, oceans, and the atmosphere encourage researchers to undertake collaborative work that goes beyond the boundaries of each discipline, be it oceanography, surface and subsurface hydrology, climatology, or glaciology. Drawing on all these fields, the book focuses on two major boundaries: that between surface water and ground water, and that between terrestrial water and ocean water. This comprehensive work is of great value to experts in academia, international organizations, consulting firms, water resources, fisheries, and urban development planning agencies. -- [Source inconnue] Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction....Pages 3-8 Codification of International Law for Transboundary Aquifers by the United Nations....Pages 9-15 Front Matter....Pages 17-17 Introduction....Pages 19-24 Linkages Beyond the Surface–Subsurface and Land–Ocean Boundaries for Better Environmental Management in Asia....Pages 25-35 The Nitrate–Arsenic Boundary as an Important Concept in Aquatic Environmental Studies....Pages 37-53 A Radon-Based Mass Balance Model for Assessing Groundwater Inflows to Lakes....Pages 55-66 Front Matter....Pages 67-67 Introduction....Pages 69-71 “Giant Fish-Breeding Forest”: A New Environmental System Linking Continental Watershed with Open Water....Pages 73-85 Numerical Simulation of Dissolved Iron Production and Transport in the Amur River and the Sea of Okhotsk....Pages 87-105 Transportation of Marine-Derived Nutrients (MDN) onto Land by Anadromous Fish: A Survey with Reference to Pacific Salmon in the Russian Far East....Pages 107-114 Front Matter....Pages 115-115 Introduction....Pages 117-121 National Boundaries and the Fragmentation of Governance Systems: Amur-Okhotsk Ecosystem from the Legal and Political Perspective....Pages 123-143 History of ‘ Uotsukirin ’ (Fish-Breeding Forests) in Japan....Pages 145-160 Integrating Groundwater Boundary Matters into Catchment Management....Pages 161-176 A Boundary Between Surface Water and Groundwater in Japanese Legal System: Its Consequences and Implications....Pages 177-189 Front Matter....Pages 191-191 Introduction....Pages 193-197 The Helsinki Convention: 35 Years and Three Eras in Bridging Boundaries to Restore the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea....Pages 199-209 Combining Activities of Sato-Umi and Sato-Yama in Japan: Towards a New Type of Integrated Coastal and Watershed Management....Pages 211-220 Aquifers Know No Boundaries... But Farmers Do! So, Who Should Care?!....Pages 221-234 Sustainable Management of Groundwater Resources for 700,000-Plus Residents: A Practical Example of the Transboundary Management of Groundwater Resources in the Kumamoto Area, Japan....Pages 235-246 Front Matter....Pages 247-247 The Dilemma of Boundaries in Environmental Science and Policy: Moving Beyond the Traditional Watershed Concept....Pages 249-256 Back Matter....Pages 257-275