Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Other authors / contributors: | Negm, Abdelazim M., editor.
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| ISBN: | 9783319561240
3319561243
3319561227
9783319561226
9783319561233
3319561235
9783319858319
3319858319
9783319561226
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| Digital file characteristics: | text file
PDF
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| Notes: | Includes index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 1, 2017).
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| 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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| Other form: | Printed edition: 9783319561226
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| Standard no.: | 10.1007/978-3-319-56124-0
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