Urban Groundwater, Meeting the Challenge : IAH Selected Papers on Hydrogeology 8

This book focuses on challenges in urban groundwater, widely regarded as a serious global issue. Topics covered are extensive and range from the urban water balance and rising groundwater levels to groundwater contamination and the role of aquifer modelin. Content: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: Urban groundwater -- meeting the challenge; Dedication to Matthias Eiswirth; Recharge mechanisms and the urban water balance; Chapter 1 Urban-enhanced groundwater recharge: review and case study of Austin, Texas, USA; Chapter 2 Flow and solute transport monitoring at an urban lysimeter at the Union Brewery, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Chapter 3 Urban infrastructure and its impact on groundwater contamination; Chapter 4 Urban groundwater problems in Cork city, southwest Ireland; Sewer exfiltration. Abstract: Presents the theory and software on urban groundwater modelling with one of the most advanced tools that integrates all urban water system components, including groundwater. Read more... "UGROW (UrbanGROundWater) represents one of the most advanced urban water management tools produced to date and fully integrates all urban water system components including groundwater. It will raise the awareness of the interaction between urban water system components, support management decision-making, and solve a wide range of urban water problems. The model has a sound scientific basis, is computationally efficient, and is supported by outstanding graphics. Developed as part of the sixth Phase of UNESCO's International Hydrological Programme (IHP-IV), UGROW was tested and refined under a range of demanding urban conditions. Book includes UGROW software CD-ROM and instruction manual."--Publisher's description During the past three decades, urban groundwater has emerged as one of the worlds most pressing issues. Explosive population growth, most prevalent in cities, has placed an inordinate demand on groundwater supply, prompting concerns for its long-term sustainability at a time when the quality of available groundwater resources is being increasingly