Groundwater overexploitation in the North China Plain: A path to sustainability

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, Wang, Haijing, Li, Yu, Wang, Lu, Li, Ning
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Springer Nature 2021
Subjects:	Groundwater management Groundwater depletion Groundwater modelling Monitoring of groundwater levels Pumping tests for monitoring of pumping rates of wells Subsidized land fallowing Groundwater game app Smart metering of pumping wells Smart metering of electricity consumption Surface water diversion Decision support system Open Access thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RB Earth sciences::RBK Hydrology and the hydrosphere thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNU Sustainability thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TQ Environmental science, engineering and technology::TQD Environmental monitoring thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PN Chemistry::PNF Analytical chemistry thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVB Agricultural science
Online Access:	ONIX_20211213_9789811658433_7
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