Abstract
The basic principle for management of an aquifer is seemingly simple: extraction rates should not exceed recharge (that is, a sustainable yield should be maintained), thereby assuring that the aquifer is not depleted, and that water quality be maintained. This principle resembles that governing the management of all renewable resources, as propagated by conservationists more than ninety years ago. In practice, however, groundwater management is perhaps the most complex challenge facing the water policy community. This complexity is compounded when aquifers underlie boundaries.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsPreview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Alaerts G.J., 1999, Capacity Building as Knowledge Management: Purpose, Definition and Instruments, in: G.J. Alaerts, FJ.A. Hartveld and F-M. Patorni (eds.) Water Sector Capacity Building: Concepts and Instruments, A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam.
Amiran D., 1995, Rainfall and Water Policy in Israel, The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, Jerusalem.
Benvenisti E., 1996, Collective Action in the Utilization of Shared Freshwater: The Challenges of International Water Resources Law, The American Journal of International Law 90, pp. 384–415.
Brissaud F., Lefevre F., Joseph C., Alamy Z. and Landreau A., 1989, Waste water Infiltration-Percolation for Aquifer recharge or Water re-use, in: A. Sahuquillo, J. Andreu and T. O’Donnell (eds.) Groundwater Management: Quantity and Quality, Proceedings of the symposium held at Benidrom, Spain, International Association of Hydrological Sciences.
Cohen P., 1994, Some Comments about Managing Groundwater, in: E. Feitelson and M. Haddad (eds.) Joint Management of Shared Aquifers: The First Workshop, The Harry S Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace and The Palestine Consultancy Group, Jerusalem.
Custodio E., 1989, The Role of Groundwater Quality in the Decision Making Process for Water, in: A. Sahuquillo, J. Andreu and T. O’Donnell (eds.) Groundwater Management: Quantity and Quality, Proceedings of the symposium held at Benidrom, Spain, International Association of Hydrological Sciences.
Foster S.S.D., 1988, Impacts of Urbanisation on Groundwater, Proceedings of the international symposium “Urban Water 88”, Duisberg, Germany, UNESCO-IHP.
Hayton R. and Utton A., 1989, Transboundary Ground Water: The Bellagio Draft Treaty, Natural Resource Journal 29, pp. 663–722.
Pearce D., Markandya A. and Barbier E.B., 1989, Blueprint for a Green Economy, Earthscan, London.
Pezzoli K., 1997, Sustainable Development: A Transdisciplinary Overview of the Literature, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 40, pp. 549–601.
Schwartz J., 1989, Aquifers as Components of the Water Resources System, in: A. Sahuquillo, J. Andreu and T. O’Donnell (eds.) Groundwater Management: Quantity and Quality, Proceedings of the symposium held at Benidrom, Spain, International Association of Hydrological Sciences.
Todd D.K., 1959, Ground Water Hydrology, Wiley, New York.
United Nations Educational scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 1992, Ground Water; Managing the Invisible Resource, Environmental Development Briefs No. 2, London.
United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), 1990, Ground Water Handbook: Volume 1: Ground Water and Contamination, Office of Research and Development, EPA 625-6-90/016a. Washington D.C.
World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), 1987, Our Common Future, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2001 Springer Science+Business Media New York
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Haddad, M., Feitelson, E., Arlosoroff, S. (2001). The Management of Shared Aquifers. In: Feitelson, E., Haddad, M. (eds) Management of Shared Groundwater Resources. Natural Resource Management and Policy, vol 18. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0680-4_1
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0680-4_1
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-94-010-3867-6
Online ISBN: 978-94-010-0680-4
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive