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Groundwater overexploitation in the North China Plain : a path to sustainability / Wolfgang Kinzelbach, Haijing Wang, Yu Li, Lu Wang, Ning Li.

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Over-pumping of aquifers is a worldwide problem, mainly caused by agricultural water use. Among its consequences are the falling dry of streams and wetlands, soil subsidence, die-off of phreatophytic vegetation, saline water intrusion, increased pumping cost and loss of storage needed for drought re...

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Main Authors: Kinzelbach, Wolfgang (Author), Wang, Haijing (Author), Li, Yu (Author), Wang, Lu (Author), Li, Ning (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer, [2022]
Series:Springer Water.
Subjects:
Groundwater > China > North China Plain > Management.
Water-supply, Agricultural > China > North China Plain > Management.
Groundwater > Management.
Water-supply, Agricultural > Management.
China > North China Plain.
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • Chapter 2 Policy options of over-pumping control in the NCP
  • Chapter 3 Cropping choices and farmers' options
  • Chapter 4 Decision support for local water authorities in Guantao County
  • Chapter 5 Way forward.

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