The Nile Delta / volume editor: Abdelazim M. Negm ; with contributions by S. Abdel-Fattah [and more].
This volume presents up-to-date research on the Nile Delta and discusses the challenges involved in and opportunities for improving its productivity. The topics addressed include: groundwater in the Nile Delta and its quality; the mapping of groundwater with remote sensing technologies; land degrada...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham, Switzerland :
Springer,
2017.
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| Series: | Handbook of environmental chemistry ;
v. 55. |
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| Online Access: | Springer eBooks |
| Summary: | This volume presents up-to-date research on the Nile Delta and discusses the challenges involved in and opportunities for improving its productivity. The topics addressed include: groundwater in the Nile Delta and its quality; the mapping of groundwater with remote sensing technologies; land degradation; salt-affected soils; on-farm irrigation; the remediation of agricultural drainage water for sustainable reuse; the use of satellite images to estimate the bathymetry of coastal lakes; the assessment of the Nile Delta coastal zone and its management; its sediment and water quality; and fishing ports, fish and fisheries. The book closes with a review of the latest findings on the Nile Delta and offers conclusions and recommendations for future research to fulfill the requirements for sustainable development. It provides a unique and topical resource for researchers, graduate students and policymakers alike. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 537 pages). |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 3319561243 9783319561240 |
| ISSN: | 1867-979X ; |