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Hydrological Impacts of Land Use Changes on Water Resources Management and Socio-Economic Development of the Upper Ewaso Ng'iro River Basin in Kenya
PhD: UNESCO-IHE Institute, Delft
Despite the apparently desperate situation of sub-Saharan Africa, rainwater harvesting and management is a viable intervention for upgrading rain-fed agriculture, improving water supply and sustainable…
read more2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-40918-6 (Taylor & Francis)

Groundwater Recharge Processes and Groundwater Management in a Tropical Crystalline Basement Aquifer
PhD: UNESCO-IHE Institute, Delft
This study proposes a simple method for assessing the potential available monthly and annual recharge in a small crystalline basement aquifer catchment, taking into consideration…
read more2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-41692-4 (Taylor & Francis)

Sustainable Management After Irrigation System Transfer
PhD: UNESCO-IHE Institute, Delft
Historically, economic crises have triggered the global policy of transferring the management of irrigation systems to water users associations. The impact of these transfers has…
read more2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-41693-1 (Taylor & Francis)
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Assessment of the Effects of Climate Variability and Land-Use Changes on the Hydrology of the Meuse River Basin
PhD: UNESCO-IHE Institute, Delft
Anthropogenic climate change may lead to intensification of the global hydrological cysle and to increased flooding risk of rivers across Europe. A series of extreme…
read more2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-41694-8 (Taylor & Francis)
Hydrogeology and Groundwater Modeling, Second Edition
Coupling the basics of hygrogeology with analytical and numerical modeling methods, Hydrogeology and Groundwater Modeling, Second Edition provides detailed coverage of both theory and practice.… read more2006 | Hardback: 978-0-8493-3348-4 (CRC Press)
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Spaces of Sustainability
Geographical Perspectives on the Sustainable Society
Spaces of Sustainability is an engaging and accessible introduction to the key philosophical ideas which lie behind the principles of sustainable development. This topical resource…
read more2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-35804-0 (Routledge)

Groundwater Pollution in Africa
In 2000, various UN organizations launched a collaborative effort to assess the vulnerability of groundwater in several African cities. The project addressed the issue of…
read more2006 | Hardback: 978-0-415-41167-7 (Taylor & Francis)
Submarine Groundwater
Sustainable management of water resources is quickly increasing in importance on a global scale. An important piece of the puzzle is the characterization of marine… read more2006 | Hardback: 978-0-8493-3576-1 (CRC Press)

Dyke Swarms - Time Markers of Crustal Evolution
Selected Papers of the Fifth International Dyke Conference in Finland, Rovaniemi, Finland, 31 July- 3 Aug 2005 & Fourth International Dyke Conference, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa 26-29 June 2001
Dyke swarms are remnants of large igneous provinces, and are pointers of continental break-up events, as well as indicators for ancient continental reconstructions. These global…
read more2006 | Hardback: 978-0-415-39899-2 (Taylor & Francis)
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Ecological Risk Evaluation of Polluted Soils
This work presents an holistic view of the fundamental principles and practicable methods of polluted soils. A set of definitions is presented and different aspects… read more2006 | Hardback: 978-9054107965 (Taylor & Francis)
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