Water Resources Assessment and Management in Drylands

• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2016
• Subjects: Monitoring water resources development; Managed aquifer recharge; Assessment of groundwater potential; Impacts of climate change; Remote sensing of water resources; Water supply growth management; New agriculture methods
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Drylands are fragile environments and, therefore, highly susceptible to environmental changes. They cover nearly 50% of the world's land surface and are increasingly being reclaimed by a growing population for food production and urbanization. This makes water resources management in drylands a...