The dilemma of boundaries : toward a new concept of catchment
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Bibliographic Information
The dilemma of boundaries : toward a new concept of catchment
（Global environmental studies / editor-in-chief, Ken-ichi Abe ; series editors, Takakazu Yumoto, Makoto Taniguchi, Daniel Niles）
Springer, c2012
Available at 12 libraries
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University Library for Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo図
452.9:Ta875010947520
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Water circulates continuously and seamlessly on Earth with little regard for the boundaries we draw. There are natural boundaries as between land and ocean and surface and subsurface environments, as well as human or demographic boundaries between nations, cultures, and religions. Although considered necessary by societies, these human-created boundaries disrupt natural water circulation, leading to serious water-related environmental problems. The dilemma of how to manage water beyond our boundaries remains, and nations have different ways and means of controlling each form of water, whether as vapor, surface water, groundwater, or seawater. Recent findings on the interaction of water from land, oceans, and the atmosphere encourage researchers to undertake collaborative work that goes beyond the boundaries of each discipline, be it oceanography, surface and subsurface hydrology, climatology, or glaciology. Drawing on all these fields, the book focuses on two major boundaries: that between surface water and ground water, and that between terrestrial water and ocean water. This comprehensive work is of great value to experts in academia, international organizations, consulting firms, water resources, fisheries, and urban development planning agencies.
Table of Contents
Preface
Part I Ignored Linkage between Surface and Sub-surface Environments
Part II Transboundary Linkage of Land and Ocean
Part III Impacts of Human-made Boundaries
Part IV Challenge for New Management beyond the Boundaries
Index
List of Authors
Key word index.
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