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The Litani River, Lebanon: An Assessment and Current Challenges: Water Science and Technology Library, cartea 85

Editat de Amin Shaban, Mouin Hamzé
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 26 apr 2018
This book presents a collection of chapters covering research on the Litani River Basin. The Litani River Basin occupies about a quarter of Lebanon's surface area, and it has recently been subject to severe geo-environmental conditions such as water contamination and decreased discharge. This motivated the Lebanese government to take action and start working on the remediation of the river. These actions are also supported by international organizations including the World Bank.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783319762999
ISBN-10: 3319762990
Pagini: 170
Ilustrații: XVI, 179 p. 46 illus., 45 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2018
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Springer
Seria Water Science and Technology Library

Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

Chapter I: Introduction.- Chapter II: Historical View and Future Vision.- Chapter III: Physical Characteristics and Water Resources of Litani River Basin.- Chapter IV: Bacteriological and Physicochemical Characteristics of Litani River Water.- Chapter V: Physicochemical Characteristics of Algal Blooms in Qaraaoun Lake.- Chapter VI: Groundwater Quality at the Upper Litani River Basin.- Chapter VII: Irrigation Approaches Applied in the Litani River Basin.- Chapter VIII: Sustainability of Water Resources in the View of Striking Challenges.- Chapter IX: The National Plan for Litani River Remediation.- Chapter X: The Role of Litani River in the Development of Lebanon.- Chapter XI: Conclusion and Discussion.

Notă biografică

Amin M. Shaban is Research Director at the Remote Sensing Center of the Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS). He has a master’s degree from the American University of Beirut, a PhD from Bordeaux University (France), and he completed a post-doctoral program at Boston University. Dr. Shaban specializes in the fields of hydrology, hydrogeology, and the use of satellite images in terrain analysis and water resources management. He has received several scientific awards such as the Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research Distinguished Researchers Award for and the Award for Career Excellence in Scientific Research. He has written more than 50 publications in international journals and has contributed to more than 100 proceedings volumes and seminars worldwide.
 Mouïn Hamzé was Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at the Lebanese University (1985 - 1997) and Chairman of the Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (1990 - 1998). Since 1998,he has been Secretary General of the National Council for Scientific Research - Lebanon (CNRS-L) where he has focused on developing the Scholarship Program, the Grant Research Program and the Science Technology & Innovation Policy (STIP). He has also enhanced cooperation with numerous countries and organizations, culminating in the implementation of bi-lateral and multi-lateral projects and programs, including those with the EU (FP7, H2020, PRIMA). He has authored several books, reports and scientific papers, has chaired numerous international and regional meetings and symposia, and is actively involved in international organizations including CIHEAM, IAEA, ICARDA, CEDRE, ESCWA, the Technology Centre, AUF, and IOOC.
 

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This book presents a collection of chapters covering research on the Litani River Basin. The Litani River Basin occupies about a quarter of Lebanon's surface area, and it has recently been subject to severe conditions such as contamination and decreased discharge. This motivated the Lebanese government to take action and start working on the remediation of the river. These actions are also supported by international organizations including the World Bank.

Caracteristici

Addresses a crucial geo-environmental issue Presents the latest data based on monitoring approaches Highlights the hotspots in terms of water pollution Includes new and advanced analysis methodologies