//]]>
Normal View MARC View ISBD View

The Dilemma of Boundaries

by Taniguchi, Makoto.
Authors: Shiraiwa, Takayuki.%editor. | SpringerLink (Online service) Series: Global Environmental Studies, 2192-6336 Physical details: XIII, 275 p. 82 illus., 47 illus. in color. online resource. ISBN: 4431540350 Subject(s): Environmental sciences. | Hydraulic engineering. | Geography. | Civil engineering. | Environmental management. | Environment. | Environment, general. | Geography (general). | Hydrogeology. | Environmental Management. | Civil Engineering.
Tags from this library:
No tags from this library for this title.
Item type Location Call Number Status Date Due
E-Book E-Book AUM Main Library 333.7 (Browse Shelf) Not for loan

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.

There are no comments for this item.

Log in to your account to post a comment.

Languages: 
English |
العربية