- ホーム
- > 洋書
- > 英文書
- > Science / Mathematics
Full Description
Although groundwater remains relatively unknown and underappreciated across the globe, its importance is enormous and even steadily increasing because of factors such as population growth and climate change. It is the sole or primary source of drinking water in many parts of the world and it forms an indispensable and often the most reliable supply of irrigation water in dry regions. In addition, it plays an important role in mining and other branches of industry. But the relevance of groundwater is not limited to its use as an extractable resource. Groundwater is also a major environmental component, supporting ecosystems and defining to a large extent the local conditions for land use, the use of the subsurface space and the extraction of mining resources.The potential benefits of groundwater and groundwater-dependent ecosystems to human society are huge, and good groundwater governance is crucial for achieving, enhancing and sustaining these benefits and for allocating them equitably. Exploring the subject and sharing information on its many facets and on experiences gained is therefore of high practical as well as strategic relevance. This book presents a multicoloured picture of groundwater governance. The complexity and the many dimensions of groundwater governance are captured in twenty-eight chapters, written by a team of leading experts from different parts of the world and with a diversity of professional backgrounds. The book aims to describe the state-of-the-art and latest developments regarding each of the themes addressed, paying attention to the wide variation in conditions around the globe. The book consists of four parts. The first part sets the scene by defining groundwater governance, exploring its emergence and evolution, framing it through a socio-ecological lens and describing groundwater policy and planning approaches. The second part discusses selected key aspects of groundwater governance. These include leadership, political support, participation, cooperation, conflict resolution, legal frameworks, information and knowledge, capacity development, economic instruments, awareness raising and assessment of groundwater governance. The third part zooms in on the increasingly important linkages between groundwater and other resources or sectors, such as health, land use, food, energy, surface water, mining and the subsurface space; as well as between local groundwater systems and phenomena or actions at the international or even global level (transboundary aquifer management, global trade). The fourth part, finally, presents eight interesting case studies that illustrate current practices in groundwater governance in different parts of the world.
Contents
Setting the stage. Key elements of groundwater governance. Integration and policy linkages beyond the local groundwater system. Cases.
